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Panthers, Kuechly strike $62.5M deal

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9 years ago

September 10, 2015

A new five-year, $62.5 million contract with the Carolina Panthers will make Luke Kuechly the highest-paid linebacker in NFL history.

NFL Network first reported the deal, which averages $12.4 million per season.

Kuechly, 24, has 473 tackles in three seasons since he was drafted ninth overall in the 2012 draft. He was the 2012 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year and in 2013 was the youngest player to win the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award.

“He has a lot of natural ability,” Panthers coach Ron Rivera told The Sports Xchange during Keuchly’s second season, when then teammate Jon Beason already declared him “the best (middle linebacker) in the league.”

Kuechly’s contract trumps the deals for other top-paid inside linebackers, the most recent being Seattle Seahawks middle linebacker Bobby Wagner. Wagner signed a four-year, $43 million extension on August 3.

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Buccaneers admit mistake, boot Aguayo

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

Football Insiders

In the NFL, it’s always better to admit a mistake than to compound it. For the Buccaneers, the decision to burn a 2016 second-round pick on kicker Robert Aguayo has proven to be a mistake. The Buccaneers made the definitive admission of their error on Saturday, cutting Aguayo. He exits with $428,000 in fully-guaranteed salary [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk

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Did Bucs put too much pressure on Aguayo?

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

Football Insiders

After the Buccaneers surprised everyone by taking a kicker with the 59th overall pick in the draft, G.M. Jason Licht explained the move by heaping superlatives on the player. “I was very excited along with my staff and coaches about Roberto for a very long time,” Licht told PFT Live in May 2016. “It’s not [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk

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Broncos holding their breath on Derek Wolfe

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7 years ago

August 12, 2017

Football Insiders

Only two days after losing Billy Winn for the year with a torn ACL, the Broncos are now sweating out another potentially serious injury along the defensive line. Via multiple reports, Broncos defensive lineman Derek Wolfe was carted off the field during practice on Saturday. It’s being described as a right ankle injury by coach [more]

Source: Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk