Cowboys’ Greg Hardy and Rolando McClain combine for a sack in first game back from suspension.
The Dallas Cowboys get a ton of defensive help back this week even though injures have depleted the team on the offensive side of the ball.
Notably, linebacker Rolando McClain and defensive end Greg Hardy returned from suspensions to help bolster the unit.
It didn’t take long for McClain and Hardy to combine
Cowboys defense with a sack. Rolando McClain with the blitz and Greg Hardy helps. Kind of how they drew it up. And Patriots out of FG range
— Todd Archer (@toddarcher) October 11, 2015
Rolando McClain and Greg Hardy _ playing first games for #Cowboys following suspensions _ combine for third-down sack of Tom Brady
— Ed Werder (@WerderEdESPN) October 11, 2015
Fans cheered for the sack, though they can’t be blamed for cheering Hardy in particular. McClain was largely responsible for the sack as well.
Greg Hardy teams with Rolando McClain for a sack. I hear a lot of cheers.
— Jean-Jacques Taylor (@JJT_Journalist) October 11, 2015
Hardy wasn’t done, and drew up another sack not long afterwards.
Hardy’s contract has incentives for sacks and it looks like he is wasting no time going after that bonus money.
Hardy's contract has sack incentives. Gets $500,000 for 8; $1 million for 10; $1.4 million for 12; $1.804 million for 14 or more.
— Drew Davison (@drewdavison) October 11, 2015