Carolina Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis won’t play the first four games this season while he’s suspended for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs.

But Davis says he’s “very open” to playing beyond 2018, despite initially telling NFL.com he planned to retire after the season.

Davis, 35, whose contract expires after this season, hinted at the possibility of postponing his retirement in a video he released in April announcing his suspension.

He was even more adamant about his future Thursday when talking to reporters for the first time since learning he’d tested positive for an estrogen blocker.

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