AP

Defensive end Jared Allen has two years left on the contract he signed with the Bears as a free agent before the 2014 season, but he isn’t sure if he’ll be playing football when the deal comes to an end.

Allen was traded to the Panthers early this season, a move that made him part of the NFL’s last undefeated team and isn’t part of the reason why he’s not sure if he’ll continue playing beyond this season. Allen calls coming to Carolina “a cool deal,” but that he isn’t sure if his body will feel well enough for a 13th season. If it does, Allen says he only wants to play for the Panthers.

“I’m not going to play for another team,” Allen said, via the Charlotte Observer. “I take every year for what it is. I make assessments after the year on how my body feels. It’s going to be a tough offseason. I’ve got things I’ve got to get fixed. I go through the same process year in and year out. We’ll see what happens at the end of the year.”

Allen’s back is one of the things he needs to get fixed and the Panthers would get back all of the $8.5 million he’s scheduled to count under the cap if they don’t bring him back. Deals can be renegotiated, of course, although it seems it will be a while before anyone will know if that’s necessary.