CHARLOTTE -- In late September 2011, four men sat in a room at Bank of America Stadium. They had no idea it would turn into one of the most important meetings in Panthers’ history.
It was just a few days after Thomas Davis tore his ACL for the third time in less than 23 months, and as the star-crossed linebacker sat down to chat with Owner/Founder Jerry Richardson, general manager Marty Hurney and head coach Ron Rivera, Davis figured he’d be told to call it a career. Instead, he was encouraged to give it one more comeback, and the rest, as they say, is history.