02-08-2008, 09:15 AM
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Agent: Rucker to return next season***Edit Rucker has change of heart
http://www.charlotte.com/panthers/story/477090.html
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Defensive end Mike Rucker is coming back, but he's not sure whether it will be with the Carolina Panthers.
Rucker's agent, Peter Schaffer, said Sunday that Rucker decided during their meetings in Phoenix this week to return for another season.
There had been speculation that Rucker might retire.
"Mike is fired up, motivated and looking forward to continuing his career," Schaffer said. "It's 100 percent."
Rucker, 32, has played his entire career with the Panthers but is eligible to become a free agent Feb. 29.
"In an ideal world, Mike would love to play his whole career in the same place and be with the Panthers," Schaffer said. "Obviously, they have some decisions to make and we'll see where where the next month takes us."
The Panthers hadn't heard anything official from Rucker, but they plan to meet with him soon, Carolina general manager Marty Hurney said Sunday.
"The way we left it with Mike was we would sit down after he'd had a while to think about things," Hurney said.
Asked if the Panthers would be interested in re-signing Rucker, Hurney said the first step would be the meeting.
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