23 Facts About Randy Gregory

Randy Gregory was born on November 23,1992 and is an American professional football linebacker.

Randy Gregory played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 2015 NFL draft.

Randy Gregory attended Hamilton Southeastern High School in Fishers, Indiana, where he was a two-sport athlete in football and basketball.

Randy Gregory committed to Purdue University out of high school, but he was academically ineligible, ultimately being offered by Purdue to either attend Arizona Western College or Iowa Western Community College.

Randy Gregory helped the team reach the NJCAA title game, but it ended in a loss.

Randy Gregory ultimately decided to de-commit from Purdue and attend Nebraska instead.

Randy Gregory had missed their second game that season against Fresno State University with an injury.

Randy Gregory decided to forgo his senior season and entered the 2015 NFL draft.

Randy Gregory fell heavily to the second round, until being selected by the Dallas Cowboys.

Randy Gregory became the first player to have played at Arizona Western to get drafted.

Randy Gregory made his return to the field in Week 7 against the Giants; however, it wasn't until the team's Week 10 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that Gregory posted his first professional tackle, making one solo and one assisted tackle in the game.

Randy Gregory didn't have a sack during the season, but still managed 16 quarterback pressures and one tackle-for-loss.

On February 19,2016, Randy Gregory was suspended for the first four games of the season due to violating the league's substance abuse policy.

On July 17,2018, after missing the entire 2017 season, Randy Gregory was reinstated by the NFL on a conditional basis.

On February 26,2019, Randy Gregory was suspended indefinitely by the NFL, for again violating the league's substance abuse policy, as well as reneging on the terms of his conditional reinstatement, from an incident that occurred on New Year's Day 2019.

On March 22,2020, ESPN reported that Randy Gregory filed for reinstatement with the NFL, which gave the NFL 60 days to make a decision.

The Cowboys had lost sack leader Robert Quinn to the Chicago Bears in the off-season and needed a player like Randy Gregory to fill that spot.

Randy Gregory entered the 2021 season as a starting defensive end for the Cowboys.

Randy Gregory finished the 2021 season with six sacks, 19 total tackles, one interception, one pass defended, and three forced fumbles, playing in 12 games with 11 starts.

Randy Gregory was eligible to return in their game against the Tennessee Titans in Week 10.

Randy Gregory finished the season with two sacks, 12 tackles, and two forced fumbles through six games.

Randy Gregory started accumulating fines when he did not show up for training camp.

Randy Gregory has a daughter, Sophia, born in fall 2016 and a son, Roman in 2019.