Troubled ex-NFL star turned UFC fighter Greg Hardy arrested for allegedly assaulting family member

Troubled former NFL star turned UFC fighter Greg Hardy had been arrested in Texas for allegedly assaulting a family member.

The ex-Dallas Cowboys pass rusher was nabbed on Wednesday afternoon and booked on a charge of assault causing bodily injury to a family member, TMZ reported.

Details on the alleged assault weren’t immediately available.

Greg Hardy had stints with the Carolina Panthers and Cowboys during his six-year NFL career. Getty Images

The 36-year-old is still in custody ahead of a Thursday court hearing.

Hardy’s run-ins with the law date back to 2014 when he was arrested for allegedly attacking his then-girlfriend.

Two years later, he was taken into custody for cocaine possession.

Hardy started fighting in the UFC after he left football. Zuffa LLC via Getty Images
Details on the alleged assault weren’t immediately available. @greghardyjr/Instagram

Hardy had stints with the Carolina Panthers and Cowboys during his six-year NFL career — including one All-Pro and Pro Bowl season in 2013.

His football career took a disturbing turn in the wake of the domestic violence incident with his girlfriend.

Following his football career, Hardy got into mixed martial arts and scored several fights in the UFC.

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