Davis is clearly hoping that’s the case, telling reporters after the game, “I believe in me”. He is the longest serving Panther on the roster even though even he did not see the last Super Bowl team appearance in 2003-4.
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The first player of Mexican and Puerto Rican descent to play in the National Football League, he was drafted by the Chicago Bears in 1984, according to ESPN.
“I wouldn’t miss the Super Bowl for the world”.
Rivera led the Panthers to a 49-15 victory on Sunday, thrashing the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC Conference championship game, NBC reports. The onslaught of Super Bowl media coverage is such that Rivera won’t have to bring the storylines to his team’s attention.
Davis’ wife posted an Instagram photo of her husband wearing a hospital shower cap on Monday and thanked well-wishers. He said it with the same type of sincerity he said to me when he told me he was coming back from the third ACL.
He added: “I believe in our training staff, I believe in our doctors and I believe in the process, so I know that if it’s at all possible, they’re gonna get me back”.
“I told our coordinators this morning that we’re going to stick to what got us to where we are, and we’ll emphasize that to our players”.
If there is one thing Carolina Panthers loyalists remember about All Pro linebacker Thomas Davis, it’s the fact that he does not really get intimidated by injuries. “It hasn’t been easy, been a lot of different people stepping up at different times… but everybody did their part and it truly was a team win”.
Teammates sure didn’t doubt Davis when he promised Sunday night he’ll join them in Santa Clara, Calif., for the super showdown against the Denver Broncos.
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“I know this much”. He has recovered from three torn ACLs in the same knee, and never saw a change in his steady on-field production. Kalil was injured late in the second quarter. “We’ll get it figured out, and I’ll be ready in two weeks”. He finished this season with 105 tackles, 5.5 sacks, four interceptions and four forced fumbles.
