Seán Cavanagh has confirmed that he will commit to another year with Tyrone to prolong his inter-county season into a 16th season.
Last month Tyrone manager Mickey Harte indicated that he didn’t think the 33-year-old would call time on his career after it was suggested the All-Ireland quarter-final defeat to Mayo, where the Moy man was dismissed with 11 minutes remaining, could be the final act in an illustrious career.
Cavanagh is one of only three survivors from Tyrone’s All-Ireland winning team of 2008 and after leading the Red Hand to a first Ulster title in six years last summer, they disappointingly bowed out to Mayo by the bare minimum.
The five-time All Star was shown a red card for a second bookable offence and admitted afterwards it was the most disappointed he had ever been in his career.
Today he confirmed that he couldn't end his Tyrone career with a red card and it appears that 2017 will be his swan-song.
One For The Road....
— Sean Cavanagh (@SeanCavanagh14) November 1, 2016
I'm a lucky man. Hope to be fit & healthy enough to pull on my beloved Red Hand jersey in 2017. Couldn't finish like that...⚪️🔴
— Sean Cavanagh (@SeanCavanagh14) November 1, 2016
"I'm a lucky man. Hope to be fit & healthy enough to pull on my beloved Red Hand jersey in 2017. Couldn't finish like that," he posted on his Twitter account.
An All-Ireland minor winner in 2001, he made his senior debut against Armagh in 2002 and won the All Stars Young Player of the Year the following season.
Cavanagh was named the GPA Footballer of the Year in 2008 after a man-of-the-match performance in the All-Ireland final victory over Kerry.
