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In September, the NFL announced that Cowboys pass rusher Randy Gregory had been suspended for 10 games of the 2016 season for violating the league's substance-abuse policy. That was on top of a previous four-game suspension. And now, according to NFL Network's Mike Garofolo and Ian Rapoport, Gregory has failed another drug test, which means that his next suspension would be of the year-long variety.

Back in May, after the four-game suspension had been announced, Cowboys owner and general manager spoke highly of Gregory but also conceded that there was much work to be done.

"He's got gifts. He understands he has gifts, God's gifts," Jones said at the time. "He's got great human skills, personality. He is nothing short of brilliant. Certainly he has his demons. A lack of understanding of where he is is not one of them.

"We pray for him. We want him to him to have the kind of career his gifts would allow him to have, which is an exceptional, exceptional football player. He is probably the top rusher in the last two drafts. We need him. We want to get him back."

In February, shortly after the four-game suspension was announced, Cowboys coach Jason Garrett spoke in frank terms about the expectations for Gregory going forward.

"We felt like we put a really good structure in place for him to help him overcome it," Garrett said at the time. "Unfortunately, over the course of the season, he slipped up. He made a mistake. There are no excuses. We're all disappointed with what that is, but now we have to move forward. He has to move forward, he has to put it behind him."

And now, some nine months later, Gregory could be facing even more time away from the game.

Considered one of the best players in the 2015 NFL Draft, Gregory slipped to the second round. He has played in just 12 games with the Cowboys.