Luke Kuechly

  • Defensive Player of the Year (2013 )
  • Defensive Rookie of the Year (2012 )

Luke Kuechly August ( born April 20, 1991, Cincinnati, Ohio ) is an American football player who. Upon the position of the middle linebackers He plays for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League ( NFL). Luke Kuechly is German American descent.

College

As of 2009, Kuechly attended Boston College where he played until 2011 college football for the Eagles. After he broke several records in his three college years ( thanks largely to an outstanding final season) and won several awards (eg the Dick Butkus Award) he went as one of the most promising talents in the NFL Draft in 2012.

NFL

Luke Kuechly was already in the first round as the ninth player ( and the first linebacker ) selected by the Carolina Panthers, for whom he played from the 2012 season. In his rookie season, Kuechly was voted NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. In his second season in 2013, he was elected Defensive Player of the Year. Luke Kuechly signed with the Panthers a four -year contract for 12.58 million U.S. dollars.

2012 NFL season Tackle (football move) National Football League Rookie of the Year Award
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