Hard Times Have Hardened Hardy

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"He had a rough upbringing," said Bills scout Tom Roth. "I don't think he's a bad kid at all. He just had a rough upbringing and that's the way I see it. You can't knock him for that. You have to give him some credit just for what he's been through." While some might see that as a convenient way around a talented player's character, Buffalo's due diligence was dead on. James Hardy's life was anything but easy.