Predicting where 10 top NFL free agents will sign

Greg Hardy
Prediction: Indianapolis Colts

Hardy isn’t even eligible to play in the NFL right now, but he is free to sign with a team and expectations are that he’ll be ready to go at some point in 2015. With that, there is expected to be interest across the league for his services, and despite his enormous legal troubles, there is still appeal in a 26-year-old who posted 15 sacks during his last full season.

It is very difficult to peg a specific market for Hardy, however, and he lands with the Colts here based on need. Indianapolis was vocally in the running for Ndamukong Suh before he came off the board, and the Colts are in need of an impact pass-rusher, which is something that Hardy can definitely provide at a reduced rate given his legal woes.

Without the off-field trouble, Greg Hardy would be a no-doubt top-5 member of this free agent class, and while that affects his next employment opportunity, he will have a job in a few months.

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