Greg Hardy says he has never hit a woman in new ESPN interview

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During an interview with ESPN that airs this week, free agent defensive end Greg Hardy insisted that he has never hit a woman in his life.

“I’ve never put my hand on any woman,” Hardy told NFL insider Adam Schefter.

Hardy’s of course referring to a 2014 incident with his former girlfriend Nicole Holder in which she alleged that he threatened her life, threw her against a bathroom wall, choked her, and threw her on a bed covered in assault rifles.

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Hardy was initially found guilty of assaulting Holder, but the charges were later dropped when the star defensive end appealed the decision. After Hardy appealed, Holder was not available to testify.

The two reportedly reached a civil settlement out of court in late 2015.

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“In my whole entire life, no sir,” Hardy insisted when pressed further. He said he was not raised that way and taught to never put his hands on women.

Hardy missed virtually all of the 2014 NFL season while his case was being resolved. He then eventually served a four game suspension in the beginning of the 2015 season.

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Asked about the pictures showing Holder with bruises all over her body, Hardy continued to hold his line that he never hit her.

“Pictures are pictures, and they can be made to look like whatever they want to,” he said. “I didn’t say I didn’t do anything wrong. That situation occurred and that situation was handled, but as a man you can’t avoid situations that aren’t your fault or are your fault.”

He went on to say that his conviction on domestic abuse charges by a bench trial in 2014 was a “flimsy situation” and “a product of miscommunication.”