Carolina Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis won’t play professional football after the 2018 NFL season. The 34-year-old has announced his decision to retire after 2018 during his interview with NFL.com.

“For me, I really can’t see me playing past the 2018 season. This will definitely be my last year coming up.” – said Davis. “One of the reasons is I want to continue my contractual obligations. I signed on for a one-year extension, and I want to complete that. I’ve never been a guy to quit anything and I’m not going to start doing that now.“

In the 2017 season, Davis played in 15 regular season games and had 72 combined tackles with 2.5 sacks. He was also featured in the Panthers’ loss to the New Orleans Saints, managing 4 tackles. After the game, Davis said he will likely return next year but in a reduced role.

“Being in my 13th year, I’m pretty sure coming back next year that it will be in a reduced role,” – he said. “Shaq [Thompson] has definitely earned the right, and when you look at [David] Mayo, he’s coming along. Obviously, we still have Luke [Kuechly] here who is playing at an extremely high level.”

Thomas Davis spent his entire career with the Carolina Panthers, who took him in the first round of 2005 NFL draft with the 14th pick. Since then he earned First-team All-Pro honors in 2015 and was selected two times for the Pro-Bowl (2015 and 2016). He is also Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award recipient while becoming the only NFL player who returned to the field after three ACL tears.

During his NFL career, Davis has managed 1,015 total tackles, 28.0 sacks, 13 interceptions and 18 forced fumbles.

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After being wiped out of the playoffs by Drew Brees and his New Orleans Saints, the Carolina Panthers are making a couple of changes in their coaching staff. The team will now look for a new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach after firing Mike Shula and Ken Dorsey on Tuesday. This might be a bit unexpected since the man who made the call, Panthers’ head coach Ron Rivera said on Monday that he doesn’t intend to make any changes to his coaching staff.

Rivera explained his decision, saying that after he re-evaluated everything and had a talk with GM Marty Hurney, he decided the team needs a different perspective.

“I came to the conclusion going forward the thing we needed to do was bring in a different perspective, different ideas in terms of going forward to what I believe is our ultimate goal and that is winning a Super Bowl” – said Rivera.

The Panthers didn’t find much success in the offense with Shula as their coordinator since they never were in the top 10 during the five year he was with the team. They also finished the 2017 regular season as 19th in total offense.

According to reports, the Panthers’ have already identified the names to replace Shula and Dorsey. Their top choice for the OC position is Norv Turner, former Raiders and Chargers head coach who last served as OC with the Minnesota Vikings. Reportedly, the Panthers have already agreed on a contract with Turner. The candidates for QB coach have not been discussed.

Another issue for the Panthers is the looming exit of the defensive coordinator Steve Wilks, who already had interviews for a head coaching position with the New York Giants, the Arizona Cardinals, and the Indianapolis Colts. In case that Wilks chooses to leave the Panthers, Rivera said he will find someone who is already on his staff to fill the position.

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Carolina Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis won’t play professional football after the 2018 NFL season. The 34-year-old has announced his decision to retire after 2018 during his interview with NFL.com.

“For me, I really can’t see me playing past the 2018 season. This will definitely be my last year coming up.” – said Davis. “One of the reasons is I want to continue my contractual obligations. I signed on for a one-year extension, and I want to complete that. I’ve never been a guy to quit anything and I’m not going to start doing that now.“

In the 2017 season, Davis played in 15 regular season games and had 72 combined tackles with 2.5 sacks. He was also featured in the Panthers’ loss to the New Orleans Saints, managing 4 tackles. After the game, Davis said he will likely return next year but in a reduced role.

“Being in my 13th year, I’m pretty sure coming back next year that it will be in a reduced role,” – he said. “Shaq [Thompson] has definitely earned the right, and when you look at [David] Mayo, he’s coming along. Obviously, we still have Luke [Kuechly] here who is playing at an extremely high level.”

Thomas Davis spent his entire career with the Carolina Panthers, who took him in the first round of 2005 NFL draft with the 14th pick. Since then he earned First-team All-Pro honors in 2015 and was selected two times for the Pro-Bowl (2015 and 2016). He is also Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award recipient while becoming the only NFL player who returned to the field after three ACL tears.

During his NFL career, Davis has managed 1,015 total tackles, 28.0 sacks, 13 interceptions and 18 forced fumbles.

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After being wiped out of the playoffs by Drew Brees and his New Orleans Saints, the Carolina Panthers are making a couple of changes in their coaching staff. The team will now look for a new offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach after firing Mike Shula and Ken Dorsey on Tuesday. This might be a bit unexpected since the man who made the call, Panthers’ head coach Ron Rivera said on Monday that he doesn’t intend to make any changes to his coaching staff.

Rivera explained his decision, saying that after he re-evaluated everything and had a talk with GM Marty Hurney, he decided the team needs a different perspective.

“I came to the conclusion going forward the thing we needed to do was bring in a different perspective, different ideas in terms of going forward to what I believe is our ultimate goal and that is winning a Super Bowl” – said Rivera.

The Panthers didn’t find much success in the offense with Shula as their coordinator since they never were in the top 10 during the five year he was with the team. They also finished the 2017 regular season as 19th in total offense.

According to reports, the Panthers’ have already identified the names to replace Shula and Dorsey. Their top choice for the OC position is Norv Turner, former Raiders and Chargers head coach who last served as OC with the Minnesota Vikings. Reportedly, the Panthers have already agreed on a contract with Turner. The candidates for QB coach have not been discussed.

Another issue for the Panthers is the looming exit of the defensive coordinator Steve Wilks, who already had interviews for a head coaching position with the New York Giants, the Arizona Cardinals, and the Indianapolis Colts. In case that Wilks chooses to leave the Panthers, Rivera said he will find someone who is already on his staff to fill the position.

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