Luke August Kuechly , born April 20, 1991, is an American professional American football player who plays as a linebacker at the Carolina Panthers Club of the National Football League .
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| No. 59 Carolina Panthers | |||||||||
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| Date of Birth: | April 20, 1991 (28 years old) | ||||||||
| Place of Birth: | Cincinnati Ohio | ||||||||
| Height: 1.91 m Weight: 107 kg | |||||||||
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| School: Cincinnati (OH) St. Xavier | |||||||||
| College: Boston College Eagles football | |||||||||
| NFL draft : 2012 / Round: 1 / Queue: 9 | |||||||||
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The best quarterback of the year 2013/2014 | |||||||||
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College
He played for the Boston Eagles College team. Over the course of his student career, he made 532 tackles (299 of them individually). He graduated from college with a diploma in marketing.
NFL
Selected in the 2012 draft at number 9. Plays in Middle Linebacker position. In the 2012 season, Luke received the Best Newcomer Defender Award. And the next year was already recognized as the “Best Defenders of the Year” [1] .
September 10, 2015 extended the contract for 5 years worth 62 million [2] .
Notes
- ↑ Luke Kickley named best defender of the year - American Football - Sports.ru
- ↑ Luke Kuechly signs $ 62M extension with Panthers . http://www.nfl.com . NFL. Date of treatment September 10, 2015.
Links
- Performance statistics on NFL.com sites
- http://www.panthers.com/team/roster/Luke-Kuechly/82dad784-808c-4fea-8c8d-1277507487ee Profile on Carolina's official website