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Yes, he says, he’s going to play Sunday when the Panthers meet the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50, and yes he’s going to be able to do that with a broken arm that was surgically repaired with a plate and screws less than two weeks ago.

Thomas Davis of the Carolina Panther will wear a 3D-printed brace in the Super Bowl. “I think as a team we gravitate toward that because it’s the right thing”.

“I’m excited about where I am right now, and that hasn’t changed”, Davis said after a recent practice. If we’re on the game field, let’s play.

“Jared’s was really about rest”, Panthers coach Ron Rivera said. “It’s going to be something that’s definitely manageable, that’s not going to affect my way of play”, Davis said to the LA Times following the practice session. Same thing here. The Super Bowl just adds to it. This is another opportunity for me to go out there and compete with my teammates.

A Canadian newscast covering the Super Bowl had some confusion this week when it flashed the wrong Panthers logo on air during a French-language broadcast. “You can’t really develop that kind of relationship of trust until you’ve been around each other for a while”. Like I said, I just had surgery Monday and that’s something that you have to deal with when you’re coming back from surgery, but it’s leaving.

Seeing Rivera now and listening to his players talk about him, it seems preposterous that it took so long for him to become a head coach.

“Once I saw that look from him I knew he was going to do his best to be out there; he’s a tough dude and he’s been through a lot”.

Davis may be carrying some extra equipment with him onto the field if he plays in Super Bowl 50 as he’s determined to. “Just understanding we can handle this. They were confident that I would be able to play this week and we’ve stuck to the game-plan”. “They’re aggressive guys, they play downhill, they play physical”.

The first interception of Rivera’s career came against the Lions and quarterback Eric Hipple in the 1985 season finale. “Two different spectrums, and I think both are very valuable, because you can learn just as much from a loss as a win”. We’ve got our fingers crossed. “And I’m going to enjoy it while I’m there, take a lot of pictures”. The Broncos practice squad safety was sent home by coach Gary Kubiak after police questioned and detained, but not arrested, Tuesday night as part of a prostitution sting.

Despite that challenge and losing their first five regular-season games, the Panthers finished the season with a winning record at Clemson (5-3) and an overall record of 7-9, the best ever for an National Football League expansion team.