Carolina Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy wants to play again this season, but – despite the support of his teammates and head coach - signs do not point towards a return. The Pro Bowl defensive end, who has been on the commissioner’s exempt list since Week 3, told ESPN.com Friday he has stayed in shape and wants to help the Panthers salvage their season. I want to play, man, Hardy said, speaking publically for the first time since leaving the team. My team, you know, is losing right now. So I cant wait. Hardy had hoped to return after winning his appeal hearing for his July 15 convictions of assault on a female and communicating threats, however his November 17 trial date was moved to 2015 earlier this week. On Wednesday, three Panthers team captains –Greg Olsen, Charles Johnson and Ryan Kalil – said they would welcome Hardy back should he be allowed to return. Head coach Ron Rivera went one step further, saying Hardy should allowed to return to the field because he has already missed eight games, while under NFL policy he would have been suspended for only six. When asked for comment, an NFL spokesman told ESPN the league plans to adhere to their initial statement on Hardy’s status. The agreement with the union regarding Greg Hardys status states that he agreed to be placed on the commissioner-exempt list with full pay until the criminal charges pending against him are adjudicated, and that no discipline will be imposed against him by the team or league until the charges are adjudicated, the statement said. Hardy, who is currently being paid under the Panthers 2014 franchise tag, is set to be a free agent when the season ends. He had four tackles, one sack and one forced fumble in his only game with the Panthers this season in Week 1. He was inactive Week 2 before being placed on the commissioner’s exempt list. The 26-year-old led the Panthers with 15 sacks in 2013. The Panthers are 3-5-1 on the season and play the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night. -Files from ESPN.com were used in this report. Cheap NFL Jerseys China . Viewers in the Canadiens region can watch the game on TSN at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt and listen on TSN 690. The Canadiens have won three in a row and four of their last five games and recently put the finishing touches on a 3-1-0 road trip. NFL Jerseys Wholesale . After Mondays comments by Coach Claude Noel that its work first and skill second, and that more “A” games are needed, the Jets responded with a 47-shot effort. If not for terrific goaltending by Braden Holtby the Jets would have had two points in regulation. https://www.nfljerseys2020.com/. According to Dave Stubbs of The Montreal Gazette, preliminary talks have begun between Markov - an unrestricted free agent this summer - and general manager Marc Bergevin. NFL Jerseys 2020 . The Sochi organizing committee said in Fridays statement that the torch relay reached the North Pole on Oct. 19. Russian Polar explorer Artur Chilingarov, who led the mission, lit a special bowl at the North Pole sign. Cheap Jerseys 2020 . -- Fantasy football owners and Denver Broncos fans can rest easy: Peyton Manning is back. NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. -- Brooke Henderson won a Canadian Womens Tour event Wednesday, three days after the 16-year-old star tied for 10th in the U.S. Womens Open. Henderson, from Smiths Falls, had a bogey-free 6-under 66 on the Legends on the Niagara Battlefield Coursee to finish at 9-under 135 -- five strokes ahead of Stephanie Connelly.dddddddddddd With the victory, Henderson earned a spot in the Canadian Womens Open in August at London Hunt. She also won a Canadian Womens Tour event in Quebec in 2012 at age 14. ' ' '