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The Panthers Exercise Luke Kuechly’s 5th year option

Luke Kuechly is arguably the best Inside Linebacker in all of football. The Carolina Panthers know this, which is why they won’t be letting him get out of town anytime soon. The only player that can be ranked close to, or at the same level as Kuechly is  San Fransisco 49er’s Linebacker, NaVorro Bowman. EndzoneScore recently ranked Kuechly as the 3rd overall best player in the NFL. By exercising Kuechly’s 5th year option, the Panthers have safely secured his services, at a meager $9.75 million. While 9.75 is a significant amount of money, it is meager because of how talented Kuechly is, and how much he brings to the Panthers defense.