Report: Randy Gregory will wait until after season to apply for NFL reinstatement

Suspended Dallas Cowboys’ defensive end Randy Gregory plans to play football again. He’s just going to wait until after the season to apply for reinstatement.

“Randy Gregory becomes eligible to apply for reinstatement Nov. 6, which is 60 days before his suspension ends. But the Cowboys defensive end isn’t expected to reapply until the offseason, sources said,” Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk reported. “Since the NFL rarely renders a decision within the 60-day period, and given the regular season ends before the one-year anniversary of Gregory’s Jan. 6 suspension, seeking reinstatement for 2018 makes sense.”

Gregory has been suspended three times by the NFL. He’s currently serving a one-year suspension for violation of the league’s substance abuse policy. He also reportedly failed a drug test in April.

Gregory last played in 2016, getting into two games for the Cowboys. In those two games, he recorded eight tackles and a sack.

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