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.

Many people questioned the Carolina Panthers' decision to select Luke Kuechly at No. 9 overall, but the linebacker went become one of the best linebackers of his era. Kuechly was the league's top ...

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 ...

SPARTANBURG, SC - JULY 28: Head Coach Ron Rivera Carolina Panthers and Luke Kuechly (59 ... Panthers training camp practice at Wofford College July 28, 2018 in Spartanburg, S.C. / (Photo by ...

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 ...