Randy Gregory suffered a drug addiction relapse in August

Randy Gregory suffered a relapse of addiction in August according to Adam Schefter's ESPN on NFL Live (h / t John Owning of The Dallas Morning News), and the NFL is expected to make a decision on the incident as early as next week. Another suspension would be a devastating blow for Gregory, who had an excellent pre-season and seemed to be a major factor in Dallas's defensive lineup this season. The talented Gregory missed the entire 2017 season due to a suspension, and another incident would be a blow to his future career prospects.

Gregory was drafted by the Cowboys in the second round of the 2015 draft, but played only 14 games in total. Most of these games were in his rookie season in 2015 and he played only two games in the last two seasons. He has only won one career bag in 2016, but he is one of the most physically talented flax players. If he had not entered the league with such serious concerns on the field, he would have probably been among the top ten.

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That's what makes the Cowboys ready to wait. They took similar risks, but for very different reasons, on other actors. The Cowboys picked Jaylon Smith in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft, knowing he could not play as a rookie and would need even more time to fully recover from the knee injury that end to his university career. Gregory was dangerous for a variety of reasons, but he follows a similar pattern, the Cowboys adding talented players, knowing that such talent is only available because of the risks that flow from it.

The bet the Cowboys made on Gregory was supposed to pay this season. On the basis of his pre-season game, it seemed that he was destined to start alongside the defensive player of the year, DeMarcus Lawrence, and to form one of the most dominant duos of the NFL. With Taco Charlton, Tyrone Crawford, Dorrance Armstrong and David Irving joining them in the fast-passing unit, the Cowboys could have made life very difficult for the opponents of the quarters. Now this plan is seriously in danger.

It is unclear what the nature of this relapse was, but after being suspended for a year, he was subjected to a very intense drug testing regime. If he relapsed, the NFL would be aware almost immediately. Although Cowboy fans may hope that it will only be a minor setback, their opening match against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday could easily be the last time that They will see Gregory for a while.