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Former Carolina Panthers starline backer Luke Kuechly has joined the team's radio broadcast.
On Monday, Kuechly announced that he would be part of a seven-game broadcast team in 2022, along with live announcers Anish Shroff and either Jordan Gross or Jake Delhomme. Jim Suzoke will remain the third man in the booths of the other 10 regular season games.
7 Pro Bowl Selections and 5 Allpros Kuechly retired at the age of 28 after the 2019 season.
Now 31, he said, attending the broadcast booth felt like a natural next step.
"I love Panther. I love being around it," Kuechly said. "I love people. Somehow I want to have an attachment to teams, games and organizations. I think it's a lot of fun. I think that's the biggest reason. Fun around the game on Game Day. You still have the atmosphere, and all the good memories I have here in Carolina. "
Kuechly broadcasts six home games. Week 1 and Cleveland, Week 4 and Arizona, Week 5 and San Francisco, Week 7 and Tampa Bay, Week 12 and Denver, Week 15 and Pittsburgh. .. He will also make a ninth week expedition to his hometown of Cincinnati.
"You know (Kuechly's) it will be good," Delhomme said. "I'm looking forward to him because he's so smart."
Kuechly, the 2012 Carolina pick (9th overall), tackled the savant when he arrived in the league. He led the NFL with 164 tackles during the rookie season. Year.
He led the league again in 2014 with 153 stops and retired with 1,092 tackles, 12.5 sack, 18 intercepts and 9 fumble recovery in 118 games (all starts).
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