Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly might be a fan favorite in the ... and coaches don’t hate on Kuechly in a villainous, pro wrestling-type of way. It’s more of begrudging respect for Kuechly ...

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Luke Kuechly leaves Boston College as one of the most decorated linebackers in NCAA history, but how will his game translate to the NFL? Kuechly isn't a great athlete, nor is he a flashy personality.

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 ...

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.

Luke Kuechly is walking away. The Carolina Panthers linebacker, one of the NFL’s top defensive players since being drafted in 2012, announced Tuesday he’s hanging up his pads. Kuechly ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers middle linebacker Luke Kuechly gets all kinds of unusual requests as one might expect, but on Wednesday after practice he had perhaps the most unusual yet.

To some, it may have been before his time—but the retirement of Carolina Panthers great Luke Kuechly actually came right on time. The former linebacker joined this past week's episode of the ...

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 ...