Prior to April 7, Luke Kuechly had not tweeted — or retweeted for that matter — since July 2019. For most professional athletes in this era, that would be a long time. But not for Kuechly ...

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 ...

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.