LUKE KUECHLY RUMORS & GOSSIP
Panthers LB Luke Kuechly Takes On Role As Leader
With the retirements of bone-crushing hitters Ray Lewis and Brian Urlacher, Carolina Panthers' leading tackler Luke Kuechly is becoming the new model for the middle linebacker who can chase tailbacks, tight ends and even read-option quarterbacks out of the backfield. As NFL Network analyst Brian Billick recently pointed out, the position is evolving into one emphasizing athleticism...
Carolina LB Kuechly is top rookie
Linebacker Luke Kuechly, Carolina's tackling machine, has won the Associated Press 2012 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award.
Kuechly, a first-round pick from Boston College, led the league with 164 tackles. He began the season on the outside but moved to middle linebacker five games into the season and the Panthers went from 24th in the league in overall defense to 10th....
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February 02, 2013
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Cincinnati native Kuechly named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year
Cincinnati native and Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly has been named the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year by Pro Football Weekly and the Pro Football Writer's Association.
Kuechly, 21, is a 2009 graduate of St. Xavier High School.
Though tackles are an unofficial stat, Kuechly's 165 tackles were the most in the league by a large margin. He also had two interceptions...
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January 10, 2013
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Coach: Rookie LB Kuechly Panthers' defensive QB
Panthers' rookie linebacker Luke Kuechly has grown accustomed to winning awards and with the way he's currently playing more could soon be on the way.
Kuechly leads the NFL with 131 tackles and is making a strong push for defensive rookie of the year honors. Kuechly had 16 tackles this past Sunday as the Panthers held the Falcons to 35 yards rushing in a 30-20 victory earning...
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December 12, 2012
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Panthers' Kuechly ahead of the curve
SPARTANBURG, SC --- Luke Kuechly isn't your typical starry-eyed rookie linebacker, so says Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera.
The team's first-round draft pick No. 9 overall this past April, Kuechly has stepped right in and made his presence felt. He isn't going to have to sit behind a veteran watching and waiting for his turn to eventually arrive. It's...
Via Fox Sports Carolinas
July 29, 2012
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Kuechly puts production over position
Luke Kuechly is a little more than two weeks from heading to his first NFL training camp.
Like he did at Cincinnati St. Xavier High School and at Boston College, Kuechly will find a specific position when he gets there.
Maybe it will be inside linebacker. Maybe it will be outside linebacker. Maybe it will just be "tackler."
The Carolina Panthers used the 9th overall...
Via Fox Sports Ohio
July 10, 2012
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Kuechly to play different position than college
Ron Rivera has a plan for the Carolina Panthers defense and that plan is to move Luke Kuechly from the position he played during his college career.
Kuechly was only 13 tackles short of the NCAA record for a career with 532 and led the nation with 191 tackles during the 2011 season. His team, Boston College, finished a horrid 4-8 but he did break the single season tackles-per...
Luke Kuechly to see time at outside linebacker
CHARLOTTE, N.C. --- Luke Kuechly spent most of his prolific college career chasing down anyone holding a football from the middle linebacker position.
He played some outside, but was mostly an iron-clad mainstay in the heart of Boston Colleges defense for three seasons. So when the Carolina Panthers selected him with the ninth overall pick in Aprils NFL draft, the question loomed...
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May 14, 2012
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Luke Kuechly has been deeply assimilated into the Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers have invested wisely in OLB Luke Kuechly. The former Boston College has already been deeply assimilated into the Panthers program.
As it stands now, Kuechly will play weakside linebacker which will give him the opportunity to use his shiftiness and playmaking ability to the best of his ability.
To read this story and watch video footage of Kuechly, please...
Carolina Panthers: 2012 Draft Review
The Carolina Panthers were one of the National Football League‘s big surprise teams during the 2011 season, but entering this year, all eyes will be on them. Rookie of the Year quarterback Cam Newton proved to be well worth the number one pick in the draft last year, but the Cats may have even topped themselves this year.
First round pick (overall No. 9) Luke Kuechly (left and...
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