With the opportunity of chasing dollars in free agency or retiring, Charles Johnson chose to return to the Carolina Panthers in hopes of securing a Super Bowl Championship. Johnson revealed that he signed a 2-yr/9m dollar deal in a video to fans, where he pledged his blood and sweat for the next two years in hopes of bringing the Lombardi to Charlotte. It was optimistic and sentimental message.
As Johnson was signing likely his final NFL contract, Panthers team-leader, Thomas Davis, professed his unrelenting commitment to the organization and for Charles Johnson. Davis has become Carolina’s de facto leader and, in many ways, the embodiment of the organization.