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Hey I've been wondering this myself since Jake left...

Do you think Jake will someday rejoin Panthers, so that he could retire as a Panther? you know how players will do that, sign back with the team for a day or whatnot. I'm thinking that Jake will have a forgettable stint for the Browns and retire a Panther, but it seems this doesn't happen as much the last couple years

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Hey I've been wondering this myself since Jake left...

Do you think Jake will someday rejoin Panthers, so that he could retire as a Panther? you know how players will do that, sign back with the team for a day or whatnot. I'm thinking that Jake will have a forgettable stint for the Browns and retire a Panther, but it seems this doesn't happen as much the last couple years

I know they signed Beuerlein and Stephen Davis to contracts so they could retire as Panthers so I'm sure they will extend the same courtesy to Jake, unless he has an amazing stint as a Brown which is highly unlikely and would make AK insufferable.

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That doesn't happen anymore people. As a lifelong Bills fans, it killed me inside when Thurman Thomas joined the Dolphins for his last year and retired as a Fish.

wont hurt my feelings if it doesn't, but Jake will come back and retire a panther. he will. i said it. leave it. :cool:

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