Cowboys Rumors: Randy Gregory Still Wanted by DAL After Everson Griffen Contract

The Dallas Cowboys are still hoping to have Randy Gregory on their defensive line, even after they announced Wednesday they signed pass-rusher Everson Griffen. 

Per ESPN's Ed Werder, Griffen's addition doesn't impact the Cowboys' desire to keep Gregory "if and when he's reinstated by the NFL."

Gregory missed all of last season after being suspended indefinitely in February 2019 for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy and terms of his conditional reinstatement. 

It was the fourth time Gregory was suspended by the NFL. He received two bans totaling 14 games during the 2016 season, both for violating the substance abuse policy. 

The NFL announced in January 2017 a one-year suspension for Gregory. He was conditionally reinstated in July 2018 and recorded six sacks in 14 games for the Cowboys that season. 

Jean-Jacques Taylor of 103.3 FM ESPN (h/t John Owning of the Dallas Morning News) reported in February that Gregory applied for reinstatement again. The 27-year-old tweeted earlier this month that he's been "doing everything asked" by the NFL, but the league was making him "wait in limbo" over COVID-19 testing.

Gregory was a second-round pick by the Cowboys in the 2015 NFL draft. He has recorded 45 combined tackles and seven sacks in 28 career games.