Thomas Davis says he's been informed by the Panthers he won't be back with them for a 15th NFL season.
The three-time Pro Bowl linebacker is Carolina's career leading tackler. He overcame a torn ACL in his same knee three times to record 1,094 tackles, 28 sacks and 13 interceptions. Davis was an All-Pro in 2015, the year he went to his only Super Bowl.
However, Davis posted on Twitter late Wednesday night that the Panthers informed him they were moving in a different direction at linebacker. The 35-year-old Davis thanked the organization for "14 special years," but said that he's not retiring. He becomes a free agent in March.
Davis says "I feel like I have way too much football left in me to walk away from the game right now."
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• Bears edge defender Khalil Mack will miss the Pro Bowl because of an undisclosed injury, according to an announcement by the Giants that said Olivier Vernon will replace Mack on the NFC roster. Mack's 12½ sacks this season were the second-highest total of his five-year career. This was his fourth consecutive Pro Bowl nomination.
• Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson will attend training camp with the Yankees for the second consecutive season. Wilson's baseball rights were traded last year from the Rangers to the Yankees, and he then spent six days in spring training with the Yankees in Tampa, Fla., striking out in his only at-bat in a game.
• A person familiar with the meeting says former Broncos coach Vance Joseph will interview Saturday to be defensive coordinator under new Browns coach Freddie Kitchens. Joseph, 46, was fired by the Broncos last week after going 11-21 in two seasons. He also has interviewed for Arizona's coordinator job and Cincinnati's head coaching vacancy.
• Jets tight end Chris Herndon has pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in New Jersey. A municipal judge in Rockaway Township suspended the fourth-round draft pick's driver's license for 90 days and fined him $639.
