Todd Carney has declared he wants to make a return to the NRL, insisting the game's bosses would see he's a changed man if given the chance.

Carney has returned to play for the Northern Pride in the Queensland Cup this season, knocking back a million-dollar deal to stay in the English Super League with Hull KR.

Todd Carney has a long rap sheet but insists he has turned over a new leaf. Credit:Brendon Thorne

The shift has put him one step closer to an NRL comeback, after the former NSW five-eighth left the league after being sacked by Cronulla and deregistered in 2014 for the infamous "bubbler" incident.

"That's one of the big reasons why I want to come back and play. Not to be remembered for the so-called bubbler," Carney told Channel Nine.