Dallas Cowboys defensive end Randy Gregory has been conditionally reinstated by the NFL. Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports

Cowboys' Randy Gregory conditionally reinstated by NFL

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Sep 4, 2020 7:04 PM ET

ESPN and other outlets confirmed on Friday that Dallas Cowboys defensive end Randy Gregory has been conditionally reinstated by the NFL.

The 27-year-old thanked NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, and others in a statement shared on Twitter:

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— Randy Gregory (@RandyGregory_4) September 4, 2020

The ESPN story added Gregory can participate in team coronavirus testing, meetings, and individual training sessions. He's eligible to begin practicing the week of Oct. 5 and can play after Dallas faces the Arizona Cardinals in Week 6 (Oct. 19).

Dallas selected Gregory in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft, but he's only appeared in 28 regular-season games since the start of his rookie season largely due to multiple violations of the league's drug policies. He tallied six sacks across 14 contests in 2018 but then missed the entire 2019 campaign while serving an indefinite suspension.

Another setback at any point down the road could cost Gregory whatever remains of his pro career.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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