Anthony Davis Announces He Has Applied for Reinstatement to NFL

July 25, 2016   ·   Joseph Zucker   ·   Jump to comments

Former San Francisco 49ers offensive tackle Anthony Davis announced Monday he has officially filed for reinstatement to play in the NFL again. 
Davis took a one-year sabbatical from the league in 2015. In a statement from June 2015, the 49ers had said Davis "informed the team he plans to retire."
According to the Sacramento Bee's Matt Barrows, Davis let the 49ers know a week ago that he intended to set the wheels in motion for his return to the league. The timeline for his reinstatement is unknown.
Jason Cole of Bleacher Report later reported the 49ers are "wary" of Davis potentially walking away from the game again and that the team will be "extremely careful" as it proceeds:
As the Record's Art Stapleton noted, Davis' old contract would go back into effect should the NFL reinstate him. According to Spotrac, he'd be due to earn a base salary of $2.65 million in 2016.
CSNBayArea.com's Matt Maiocco wrote on June 12 that San Francisco had yet to give Davis' ...

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