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Life-after-football plans on hold for Julius Peppers

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Play a 17th NFL season or finally start his life after football?

We know the answer now. Peppers signed another one-year deal with the Panthers last week. But before he put pen to paper, he spent weeks mulling the decision down in Miami.

“If I decide to retire I don’t want it to be one of those situations where, you know, after a couple of months I have the itch to play again,’’ Peppers told digital media producer Austin Gaines earlier this month. “That’s not something I want to do. I want to put a lot of thought into it and make the final decision.