That wasn't a downside for Luke Kuechly, though. Kuechly is well on his way to becoming a Hall of Fame linebacker, and he may have benefited from having to take on such smart, good quarterbacks.

While both are deserving candidates, neither wide receiver Steve Smith nor linebacker Luke Kuechly made the cut as first-ballot Hall of Famers. Smith always faced more of an uphill battle to make ...

Later on in the evening, Nick Carboni of WCNC Charlotte caught up with Panthers great Luke Kuechly at Greg Olsen's HEARTest Yard Ungala event. Carboni asked Kuechly about Thompson . . . Just spoke ...

Carolina Panthers fans are still reeling from the surprising omission of Luke Kuechly from the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s first-ballot class. Even one of Kuechly’s closest teammates ...

When the Carolina Panthers selected Luke ... Kuechly’s career faced challenges that eventually led him to retire at just 28 years old. Multiple concussions raised concerns about his long-term ...

Ron Rivera believes his former defensive stalwart Luke Kuechly should have been a first-ballot Hall of Famer. The former Carolina Panthers and Washington Commanders head coach made his opinion ...

Cam Newton held court on his 4th and 1 podcast to discuss Luke Kuechly missing out on Hall of Fame Elon Musk exposes the 'biggest' source of fraud in the world Yankees will likely have to wait to ...

Heed the words of University of Iowa linebacker Jay Higgins. Iowa LB Jay Higgins watches Luke Kuechly highlights before games, but current #Panthers LB Josey Jewell is someone he idolized at Iowa.