Luke Kuechly has landed a new job.
The former Carolina Panthers linebacker is set to join the team’s radio broadcast for seven games during the fall. Kuechly will be joining play-by-play announcer Anish Shroff, sideline reporter Kristen Balboni, and one of Jake Delhomme or Jordan Gross.
“I just love the Panthers; I love being around it,” Kuechly said. “I love the people. I think I want to be attached to the team, and the game, and the organization somehow.
“I think it could be a lot of fun. I think that’s the biggest reason, to do something around the game on game day that’s fun. You still get the atmosphere, and all the good memories I have here in Carolina.”
It was just earlier this month when the Panthers announced Kuechly a pro scout.
“During the season, it’ll be player evaluation and then advance scouting stuff. So if we play a team next week, we’ve got to get everything set up and ready to go, so when the coaches come in on Monday, they’re not starting from square one,” Kuechly said, via Panthers.com.
Carolina officially placed Kuechly on the reserve/retired list after he announced he was stepping away from the game all the way back in January.
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For his career, Kuechly recorded 1,093 tackles, 12.5 sacks, 18 interceptions, seven forced fumbles, eight fumble recoveries, two defensive touchdowns, and 67 passes defended. Kuechly was a seven-time Pro Bowler and a five-time first-team All-Pro.
