ESSENDON has locked up another one of its suspended players with David Myers committing to a three-year Bomber deal.

The midfielder will return to Essendon next year after agreeing to a new contract until the end of 2019.

Myers, one of 12 current Essendon players serving one-year doping bans, joins Cale Hooker, Travis Colyer and Heath Hocking in committing to the club.

Key defender Michael Hurley and midfield star Dyson Heppell are also expected to stay along with ruckman Tom Bellchambers, but the future of several players including Brent Stanton and skipper Jobe Watson remains up in the air.

All the banned players are able to leave the club as free agents.

Myers, taken at pick 6 in the 2007 draft, has played 85 games in eight injury-plagued seasons.

Myers, 26, sounded out several teammates before agreeing to the deal.

“He had his chat with all the players to find out how they found things and he was rapt with the response,” said coach John Worsfold.

“It shows we’re on the right path and closer to where we want to get to.”