The good news continues to roll down the wire for defensive end . Last week, the 27-year-old pa s rusher was for the 2020 season and now, according to , Gregory has agreed to a one-year contract extension that will keep him in Dallas through the 2021 season. Gregory, who was signed through this season with a base salary of $825,000, will get $200,000 as a signing bonus under DeMarcus Ware Jersey this extension and can earn up to $2.1 million in 2021, per Archer.As relays, the Cowboys attempted to sign Gregory to an extension previously, but the league vetoed that move due to his suspension. Now that he received the all-clear by the league, the seas opened up for this deal to get done. And now he can really focus on getting back to his football career. That return to the field, John Elway Jersey however, is still a bit down the road as Gregory will reportedly need to go through an acclimation period that will prevent him from formally practicing until Oct. 5. The earliest he'll be able to see game action will be in Week 7 against the Washington Football Team.The road through the NFL has been a long and tumultuous one for Gregory, who has since been diagnosed with Mike Purcell Jersey bipolar depre sion and clinical anxiety and self medicates with marijuana, upon the Cowboys selecting him in the second round of the 2015 NFL Draft out of Nebraska. He's had numerous run-ins with the league office Quinn Meinerz Jersey due to failed drug tests -- the most recent coming back in January of 2019 when he was banned indefinitely. Prior to that suspension, Gregory did enjoy the best statistical season of his pro career, playing in 14 games for Dallas while totaling six sacks, 15 quarterback hits, and two forced fumbles.With the go-ahead from the league, Gregory will now join a 2020 Cowboys pa s-rushing unit that consists of , , and . That's quite the squad at head coach Mike McCarthy's disposal and, for Gregory, it's Adrian Killins Jr. Jersey a chance to join an elite group and get his career back on a more positive direction. This extension now gives him even more running room to blo som in Dallas.