INDIANAPOLIS _ Randy Gregory's story defies stereotypes, and ultimately makes no sense.
He is not from some stereotypical "tough neighborhood," nor does he have any of the other tired sports cliches of a guy who "made it."
This is an articulate, thoughtful, bright guy whose actions have made him look stupid when he is not.
If you have any desire to see and know where some of Gregory's problems began, they are in the halls of one of the more posh high schools in all of Indiana.
The math does not add up. Sometimes there are no analytics to explain a person's struggles.
The starting defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys attended Hamilton Southeastern, located in the northeast Indianapolis suburb of Fishers. This area is mostly high-dollar homes, and strip centers stuffed with Starbucks and the economic footprint so typical of a well to-do area.
You want your kid to go to Hamilton Southeastern. The high school is posh, loaded with multiple athletic gyms, fields, its own natatorium, media centers, and is so far removed from the "wrong side of the tracks" an actual train could not find this place with a GPS.
This was the high school home of Gregory, who starred here as a two-sport athlete, and soon found that his biggest problem was not "life" but himself, and time.
Since being reinstated by the NFL over the summer after essentially being suspended for the past two years, Gregory is a successful work in progress. He has been credited with 16 tackles and five sacks this season. He's been a positive player for one of the best defenses in the league.
Gregory, who will return to Indy on Sunday to play the Colts, is an improving player. He is not a finished product, nor are the concerns that surround him over.
