Greg Hardy on plan for Eli Manning: 'Hit him in the mouth'

Eric Prisbell | USA TODAY Sports

IRVING, Texas – Greg Hardy has a simple way to disrupt New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning this Sunday.

“Hit him in the mouth,” the Dallas Cowboys defensive end said Wednesday. “The best thing for any team is to make the quarterback feel pain. You’ve got to be respectful of the rules of the game, and obviously you don’t want to hurt anybody. But to make him feel you is to bring his eyes down. You don’t want a good quarterback like Eli Manning looking down the field. Ever. Ever, ever, ever.”

Hardy, who served a four-game suspension for a violation of the league’s personal conduct policy, sacked Tom Brady twice and forced the New England Patriots quarterback to fumble in his Week 5 debut with the Cowboys.

He expects to continue his individual on-field success Sunday when the Cowboys visit the Giants in a critical NFC East matchup.

“Sacks are always coming,” Hardy said.

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