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As defensive end Greg Hardy continues to visit with the Cowboys, his agent says that Hardy plans to pick his next team on Wednesday.

The finalists, according to agent Drew Rosenhaus, are the Cowboys and Buccaneers.

Hardy spent five seasons with the Panthers. After racking up 15 sacks in 2013, the team applied the franchise tag in 2014. A lingering domestic violence case, which included a preliminary conviction last July from a North Carolina judge, resulted in Hardy agreeing to be placed on the Commissioner-Exempt list after only one regular-season game. He nevertheless received his full salary of $13.1 million.

The absence of a decision from the NFL regarding Hardy’s status for 2015 given the dismissal of his criminal case reportedly triggered by a civil settlement with the alleged victim has created uncertainty as to whether he’ll be suspended to start the 2015 season — and in turn likely has decreased Hardy’s market. Ultimately, however, Hardy has found two teams that apparently want him.

With Hardy’s camp making it known that he’ll be choosing between those two teams today, the message is clear: If you want the player, pay up.