NFL DRAFT

Dallas adds another player with issues

Former Alabama safety Landon Collins (left) was chosen by the New York Giants with the fi rst pick in the second round of the NFL Draft on Friday. Dallas, the Giants’ NFC East rival, took former Nebraska defensive end Randy Gregory with its initial pick in the round.
Former Alabama safety Landon Collins (left) was chosen by the New York Giants with the fi rst pick in the second round of the NFL Draft on Friday. Dallas, the Giants’ NFC East rival, took former Nebraska defensive end Randy Gregory with its initial pick in the round.

IRVING, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys drafted Nebraska pass rusher Randy Gregory with the 60th overall pick in the draft Friday night, adding another player with off-the-field issues to their defensive line.

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Nebraska defensive lineman Randy Gregory puts on a Dallas Cowboys hat after being selected by the team as the 60th pick in the second round of the NFL Draft on Friday in Chicago.

Gregory was considered a first-round talent but dropped to late in the second round after testing positive for marijuana at the NFL combine in February.

NFL DRAFT

Second round

PK (OVERALL) TEAM PLAYER POS. HT. WT. SCHOOL

1 (33) NY GIANTS * Landon Collins SS 6-0 228 Alabama

2 (34) TAMPA BAY Donovan Smith OT 6-6 338 Penn St.

3 (35) OAKLAND Mario Edwards Jr. DT 6-3 279 Florida St.

4 (36) JACKSONVILLE T.J. Yeldon RB 6-1 226 Alabama

5 (37) NY JETS Devin Smith WR 6-0 196 Ohio St.

6 (38) WASHINGTON Preston Smith DE 6-5 271 Miss. St.

7 (39) CHICAGO Eddie Goldman DT 6-4 336 Florida St.

8 (40) TENNESSEE * Dorial Green-Beckham WR 6-5 237 Missouri

9 (41) CAROLINA * Devin Funchess TE 6-4 232 Michigan

10 (42) ATLANTA Jalen Collins CB 6-1 203 LSU

11 (43) HOUSTON * Benardrick McKinney ILB 6-4 246 Miss. St.

12 (44) NEW ORLEANS Hau’oli Kikaha OLB 6-2 253 Washington

13 (45) MINNESOTA Eric Kendricks ILB 6-0 232 UCLA

14 (46) SAN FRANCISCO Jaquiski Tartt SS 6-1 221 Samford

15 (47) PHILADELPHIA * Eric Rowe CB 6-1 205 Utah

16 (48) SAN DIEGO Denzel Perryman ILB 5’11 236 Miami

17 (49) KANSAS CITY Mitch Morse OG 6-5 305 Missouri

18 (50) BUFFALO Ronald Darby CB 5’11 193 Florida St.

19 (51) CLEVELAND * Nate Orchard DE 6-3 250 Utah

20 (52) MIAMI * Jordan Phillips NT 6-5 329 Oklahoma

21 (53) CINCINNATI Jake Fisher OT 6-6 306 Oregon

22 (54) DETROIT Ameer Abdullah RB 5’9 205 Nebraska

23 (55) BALTIMORE * Maxx Williams TE 6-4 249 Minnesota

24 (56) PITTSBURGH Senquez Golson CB 5-9 176 Mississippi

25 (57) ST. LOUIS * Rob Havenstein OT 6-7 321 Wisconsin

26 (58) ARIZONA * Markus Golden DE 6-2 260 Missouri

27 (59) BRONCOS Ty Sambrailo OT 6’6” 311 Colorado St.

28 (60) DALLAS Randy Gregory OLB 6’5” 235 Nebraska

29 (61) TAMPA BAY * Ali Marpet C 6’4” 307 H & WSmith

30 (62) GREEN BAY Quinten Rollins CB 5’11” 195 Miami (Ohio)

31 (63) SEATTLE Frank Clark DE 6’3” 271 Michigan

32 (64) NEW ENGLAND Jordan Richards SS 5’11” 211 Stanford

*NY Giants’ pick acquired from Tennessee; Tennesee’s pick acquired from Giants; Carolina’s pick acquired from St. Louis; Texans’ pick acquired from Cleveland; Philadelphia’s pick acquired from from Miami, Cleveland’s pick acquired from Houston; Miami’s pick acquired from Phildelphia; Baltimore’s pick acquired from Arizona; St. Louis’ pick acquired from Carolina; Arizona’s pick acquired from Baltimore; Tampa Bay’s pick acquired from Indianapolis.

Third round

PK (OVERALL) TEAM PLAYER POS. HT. WT. SCHOOL

1 (65) INDIANAPOLIS# D’Joun Smith CB 5’10” 187 Fla. Atlantic

2 (66) TENNESSEE Jeremiah Poutasi OG 6’5” 335 Utah

3 (67) JACKSONVILLE A.J. Cann OG 6’3” 313 So. Carolina

4 (68) OAKLAND Clive Walford TE 6’4” 251 Miami

5 (69) SEATTLE# Tyler Lockett WR 5’10” 182 Kansas St.

6 (70) HOUSTON# Jaelen Strong WR 6’2” 217 Arizona St.

7 (71) CHICAGO Hroniss Grasu C 6’3” 297 Oregon 8 (72) ST. LOUIS Jamon Brown OT 6’4” 323 Louisville 9 (73) ATLANTA Tevin Coleman RB 5’11” 206 Indiana

10 (74) NY GIANTS Owamagbe Odighizuwa DE 6’3” 267 UCLA

11 (75) NEW ORLEANS Garrett Grayson QB 6’2” 213 Colorado St.

12 (76) KANSAS CITY# Chris Conley WR 6’2” 213 Georgia

13 (77) CLEVELAND Duke Johnson RB 5’9” 207 Miami

14 (78) NEW ORLEANS# P.J. Williams CB 6’0” 194 Florida St.

15 (79) SAN FRANCISCO Eli Harold OLB 6’3” 247 Virginia

16 (80) DETROIT# Alex Carter CB 6’0” 196 Stanford

17 (81) BUFFALO John Miller OG 6’2” 303 Louisville

18 (82) NY JETS# Lorenzo Mauldin OLB 6’4” 259 Louisville

19 (83) SAN DIEGO Craig Mager CB 5’11” 201 Texas St.

20 (84) PHILADELPHIA Jordan Hicks OLB 6’1” 236 Texas

21 (85) CINCINNATI Tyler Kroft TE 6’5” 246 Rutgers

22 (86) ARIZONA David Johnson RB 6’1” 224 No. Iowa

23 (87) PITTSBURGH Sammie Coates WR 6’1” 212 Auburn

24 (88) MINNESOTA# Danielle Hunter DE 6’5” 252 LSU

25 (89) ST. LOUIS# Sean Mannion QB 6’6” 229 Oregon St.

26 (90) BALTIMORE Carl Davis DT 6’5” 320 Iowa

27 (91) DALLAS Chaz Green OT 6’5” 314 Florida

28 (92) DENVER Jeff Heuerman TE 6’5” 254 Ohio St.

29 (93) INDIANAPOLIS Henry Anderson DE 6’6” 294 Stanford

30 (94) GREEN BAY Ty Montgomery WR 6’0” 221 Stanford

31 (95) WASHINGTON# Matt Jones RB 6’2” 231 Florida

32 (96) CLEVELAND# Xavier Cooper DT 6’3” 293 Wash.St.

33 (97) NEW ENGLAND^ Geneo Grissom DE 6’3” 262 Oklahoma

34 (98) KANSAS CITY^ Steven Nelson CB 5’10” 197 Oregon St.

35 (99) CINCINNATI^ Paul Dawson ILB 6’0” 235 TCU #Indianapolis’ pick acquired from Tampa Bay; Seattle’s pick acquired from Washington; Houston’s pick acquired from NY Jets; Kansas City’s pick acquired from Minnesota; New Orleans’ pick acquired from Miami; Detroit’s pick acquired from Minnesota through Kansas City; NY Jets’ pick acquired from Houston; Minnesota’s pick acquired from Detroit; St. Louis’ pick acquired from Carolina; Washington’s pick acquired from Seattle; Cleveland’s pick acquired from New England. ^Compensatory selection

"Like I said, it is in the past," Gregory said of the failed drug test shortly after getting drafted. "Me and the Cowboys, we are going to take over this league."

The Cowboys also had the 91st overall pick in the third round later Friday.

Dallas added free agent pass rusher Greg Hardy in free agency. He's been suspended for the first 10 games over a domestic violence case from his time with the Carolina Panthers, although there's a chance to ban could be reduced.

Pass rushing was among the needs along with running back after the Cowboys picked Connecticut cornerback Byron Jones late in the first round Thursday.

Gregory and Hardy are joining a defensive front that includes interior lineman Josh Brent, who was suspended 10 games last year after his conviction for intoxication manslaughter in a crash that killed teammate Jerry Brown.

The 6-foot-6, 240-pound Gregory had a team-high seven sacks last season despite missing two games with injuries. He was first-team All-Big Ten his last two years with the Cornhuskers.

Gregory acknowledged his failed drug test in the days before the draft, saying he was confident he had assured NFL teams that he was a good citizen who is maturing.

Hardy was convicted on domestic violence charges in North Carolina last year, but the case was dismissed when his accuser, former girlfriend Nicole Holder, couldn't be located to testify in an appeal.

In suspending Hardy after he missed all but one game while on the commissioner's exempt list in 2014, the NFL said there was "sufficient credible evidence that Hardy engaged in conduct that violated NFL policies in multiple respects and with aggravating circumstances."

Hardy was accused of choking and grabbing Holder and throwing her on a futon that had at least four semi-automatic rifles on it. He will be allowed to participate in the offseason program and training camp. His suspension starts the first week of the regular season.

The Cowboys took a cornerback first and defensive end second for the second time in the past four drafts. They moved up to get Morris Claiborne at No. 6 in 2012, but he's been a disappointment. Tyrone Crawford, a second-round pick that year, has blossomed into a likely starter at defensive tackle.

It's also the second consecutive draft Dallas took an undersized defensive end in the second round, after releasing all-time franchise sacks leader DeMarcus Ware in a salary cap move last year. DeMarcus Lawrence came in from Boise State and missed the first half of his rookie season after breaking a foot in training camp.

Sports on 05/02/2015

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