CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis has torn his right ACL three times in the last three years, something that might convince a lot of NFL players to call it quits.
Not Davis.
Despite endless hours of grueling rehabilitation, the 29-year-old Davis still has the desire to play and will get the chance to become the first NFL player to return from three torn ACLs to the same knee when Carolina reports to training camp on July 27.
Earlier this offseason he restructured his contract, agreeing to forego an $8 million bonus he was due and to play for the league's veteran minimum base salary of $700,000.
Davis did it for the chance to get back on the field and prove he can still play in the NFL.
