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Former New York Giants defensive end Damontre Moore felt like he was on the road to redemption with the Dallas Cowboys and that he would take his next big step forward against Big Blue in Week 1.
That is not going to happen.
The NFL announced on Friday that Moore has been suspended two games for violating the Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse, which mean he'll be out against the Giants should the Cowboys keep him on their 53-man roster.
Moore was arrested in December on charges of driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license. Employed by the Seahawks at the time,Authentic Allen Robinson Jersey, Moore was signed as a free agent by the Cowboys in March.
The former Giant is the latest in a long line of Cowboys stars to face legal trouble and/or be suspended by the league.
In addition to Moore,Authentic Jalen Ramsey Jersey, the team also recently released wide receiver Lucky Whitehead after he was falsely arrested for shoplifting and face the possibility of losing running back Ezekiel Elliott after a league investigation into past allegations of domestic abuse and a recent fight in Dallas.
Meanwhile,Womens Tyreek Hill Jersey, defensive end Randy Gregory has been suspended for the entire year over multiple substance abuse violations and defensive lineman David Irving has been suspended four games for violating the league's performance-enhancing drug policy.
Finally, Cowboys linebacker Damien Wilson was also arrested on assault charges in early July after he allegedly backed his truck into a woman and then brandished a firearm.
Garrett: Cowboys expected suspension for DE Damontre Moore
The Dallas Cowboys expected a suspension for defensive end Damontre Moore since he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence while with the Seattle Seahawks last year before joining his hometown team in the offseason, coach Jason Garrett said Saturday.
also cited in Seattle for driving with a suspended license last December,Moore, became the third Dallas defensive player who will start the season on the suspended list when he received a two-game ban Friday for violating the NFL's personal-conduct policy.
who played at Texas A&M,The 24-year-old Dallas native, signed with the Cowboys in March.
"We understood what that situation was when we signed him," Garrett said. "He made great strides in our evaluations by our player engagement people and so we went ahead and made that signing under our conditions knowing full well a suspension was a possibility."
Defensive ends David Irving (four games) and Randy Gregory (likely entire season) will be suspended when the season starts. Irving violated the performance-enhancing policy,Womens Allen Robinson Jersey,Authentic Alex Smith Jersey, and Gregory has multiple substance-abuse violations.
Two more defensive players could face suspensions after offseason arrests: cornerback Nolan Carroll (drunken-driving charge) and linebacker Damien Wilson (aggravated assault charges).
"I made my bed and I've got to lie it in,Womens Alex Smith Jersey,Authentic Justin Houston Jersey," Moore said. "I just wanted to apologize to the Cowboys organization and the fans for my past even following me. I also want to show them by coming here and working hard each and every day that I'm here to ... make the best of this opportunity."
Moore was a third-round pick by the New York Giants in 2013 and played 42 games with no starts over three seasons before getting waived late in the 2015 season. He played the rest of that season in Miami before getting into four games with the Seahawks last season. He has 10 sacks in 49 games.
The Cowboys worked out Moore during training camp last year but didn't sign him over off-field concerns. Garrett said the club signed him in the offseason "under our conditions" after talking to him about getting on a program,Authentic Marcus Peters Jersey, although Garrett wasn't more specific.
Moore said he believes he has done everything the Cowboys have asked since joining the team.
"Only time will tell, study my playbook and come out here when they call my name, run the plays. If I make a mistake," he said. "All I know is just go in there, go in there and watch film,Womens Justin Houston Jersey,Womens Marcus Peters Jersey, learn from those mistakes and that's what training camp is for and just keep the ball rolling."
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