Luke Kuechly retired pretty early. It's probably one of the biggest things that kept the Carolina Panthers linebacker out of the Hall of Fame in his first year. Kuechly was just 28 when he hung up ...

Luke Kuechly is walking away from the NFL at 28. In a stunning move Tuesday night, the Carolina Panthers linebacker and former NFL defensive player of the year announced he was retiring from football.

When Luke Kuechly retired from the N.F.L. in 2020 at 28, he had played eight stellar years as a linebacker for the Carolina Panthers and had sustained at least three documented concussions. He ...

Being the face of the Panthers defense could not have prepared Luke Kuechly for the association he received after practice Thursday. A young couple drove two hours to Charlotte, NC and waited ...

Kuechly suffered three known concussions within three seasons. Luke Kuechly was gasping for air. The look in his eyes -- fear, panic, not again -- was unmistakable, even as they welled with tears.

In 2011, the Panthers picked Cam Newton first overall. In 2012, Luke Kuechly was the selection at nine overall. Newton would go on to win an MVP, the only one in franchise history. Kuechly would ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The conversation with Luke Kuechly began with light question about his "dark side" that Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton jokingly refers to on occasion. "Maybe there is ...

Once, Luke Kuechly showed me his hands. It was sticky summertime, and we were talking about fly-fishing. He loves to tie his own flies, and it bothered him that he couldn’t do so during football ...

See the top highlight plays from Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly in the 2019 NFL season. Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith totals 218 yards and two touchdowns against the ...

Former Giants quarterback and two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning and former Panthers linebacker and 2013 Defensive Player of the Year Luke Kuechly will not be part of this year's induction class.