Eagles' Lane Johnson: I put 'extra mustard' on Greg Hardy blocks
Two of the Philadelphia Eagles linemen whom Greg Hardy faced Sunday pulled no punches toward him after the game, wielding inflammatory rhetoric to express their displeasure of the Dallas Cowboys defensive end.
While the league and the NFL players' union have declined to comment after photos of Hardy's bruised ex-girlfriend from his expunged domestic violence case were made public last week, Eagles offensive tackle Lane Johnson and center Jason Kelce were outspoken after Philadelphia's 33-27 overtime win.
"Any time I had a chance to put a little extra mustard on a block, I tried," Johnson said, according to the Philadelphia Daily News. "He wasn't all that emotional in the game. I guess he is in other games. I don't know if the stuff got to him on the news, but he kind of seemed out of it a little bit."
Although Hardy recorded the Cowboys' lone sack Sunday, he was not a significant factor in the game's outcome.
"I'm glad he didn't have a good day," Kelce said, according to the Philadelphia newspaper. "It's a joke a guy like that is able to play this quickly."
The NFL originally suspended Hardy for 10 games for allegedly beating up his former girlfriend. The NFLPA appealed the punishment, and the suspension was reduced to four games. He has played in the Cowboys' past four games, all losses.
The story took a turn last week when Deadspin obtained and published police photos of Hardy's ex-girlfriend. The photos showed a young woman with bruises and abrasions.
"Three people I have zero respect for in this world," Kelce said. "People who hit women, who molest children, and rapists."