Now What, Jerry Jones? Greg Hardy Photos Put Focus On Cowboys

— -- Jerry Jones never could hide his enthusiasm for Greg Hardy. And there doesn't seem to be anything Hardy can do to dampen it. The Cowboys owner's combustible defensive end angrily knocked a clipboard out of an assistant coach's hand at MetLife Stadium during a loss to the Giants, and Jones immediately praised Hardy's leadership.

To apply that term in any way to Hardy is a complete misuse of the English language. Jones sees what he wants to see in Hardy because he wants to win football games. But Friday, the public saw something different.

Deadspin released 48 photos allegedly stemming from a 2014 incident involving Hardy and his then-girlfriend, Nicole Holder. Hardy was arrested and charged with attacking and threatening Holder, but the case was ultimately tossed when she would no longer cooperate.

In the photos procured by Deadspin, Holder appears bruised and beaten. Even the bottom of a foot shows a newly bloomed bruise, and there are marks all along her back, arms and neck. Jones, coach Jason Garrett and everyone in the Cowboys' front office needs to take a good, long look at those photos, if they haven't already.