Coming just a few short weeks after tight end Greg Olsen announced via Joseph Person at the Charlotte Observer that he felt as if he deserved a new contract extension heading into 2017 training camp, OLB and defensive team captain Thomas Davis has said in an interview with WFNZ’s Chris Kroeger that he’s hoping to extend his deal before the start of training camp. While Davis was publicizing his charity foundation’s “Queen City Car & Bike Show”, Davis, who has torn his ACL three times in his career, had this to say during a conversation about former teammate Steve Smith and the end of his time with the Carolina Panthers:
“That’s something all players in the last year of their deal, especially for guys who have put up the numbers I’ve put up and played the way I’ve played the last few years, you’d hope something get worked out. We’re not actively talking now, but hopefully we can do something before training camp happens.”
“From a football standpoint and a community standpoint, Charlotte is always going to be home for me, and that’s my mindset, I feel like there are a lot of people within our organization who feel the same way about me. But at the end of the day, it is a business and I understand that. Whatever happens moving forward there won’t be any hard feelings from me. But I definitely plan on extending my career beyond this year.”
“Hopefully that would never come to fruition with me that I would have to play for another team. That’s not something that I look to do. And hopefully we can get something worked out here soon in terms of a contract extension…..I don’t think you’ll find a player who cares more about the organization or a team than I do the Carolina Panthers. It goes above and beyond being a football player. I totally embrace the ‘Keep Pounding’ motto and it’s part of my lifestyle and everything I do.”
Listen to the full interview here.
The Panthers drafted Shaq Thompson with the 25th pick in the 2015 draft. Thomas Davis is 34 years old and was elected to the Pro Bowl the last two seasons.
