Dallas Cowboys take Randy Gregory with 60th pic

The have added another pa s-rusher with off-field concerns to the roster. owner Jerry Jones ended the draft freefall of Nebraska outside linebacker by selecting him with the No. 60 overall pick of the on Friday. Thought of as perhaps the best pure pa s-rusher in the draft despite his slender frame, Gregory slipped until late in the second round because of off-field concerns. "You're getting a guy that as a person and as a player," Gregory told the a sembled media shortly after being selected. "There is a lot of tradition with this organization and I don't want to be the Tyler Toffoli Jersey one to bring a bad light on that. And I won't be."Gregory tested positive for marijuana at the NFL , and was late to pre-draft interviews, according to NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport. NFL Media's Albert Breer and Rapoport also reported that there were concerns about Gregory's ability to handle the "" of profe sional football. Gregory was the final player in the green room in Chicago to be taken.Gregory, who had aconversation with Jones for about 40 minutes, also discu sed taking marijuana for anxiety, saying "Hopefully (pro football) will be so much fun.""It was worth the wait," Gregory told NFL Network's Meli sa Stark. "I'm just happy to be a Dallas Cowboy. ... We're going to do big things." Gregory bounded down the steps of the stage in Chicago while yelling out "" to no one in particular. His energy and confidence are hard to mi s. And it's also hard to mi s Dallas' suddenly changed front seven. The team added former Carolina Panther to the mix in the offseason, and then watched him get suspended 10 games by the NFL for multiple violations of league policy. Last year's second-round pick also came on strong late in the year. Dallas was one of the worst teams in the league rushing the pa ser last year, and they have addre sed that need aggre sively this offseason. In first-round cornerback and Gregory, they have also dramatically improved the athleticism of their defense. This has been a boom-or-bust draft from a boom-or-bust franchise. The latest Podcast . Find more content on . Ed Belfour Jersey