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A 346-pound Carolina Panther walks onto the field – and, in a word, impresses everyone

When you see a 346-pound man, how would you define that man in two words?

Let’s ask Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly this question, and ask it specifically about his new 346-pound teammate — defensive tackle Dontari Poe.

“Very nimble,” Kuechly offered.

That’s not what I was expecting, but Poe is unique. He’s not fat. He’s a 346-pound oak tree, except in this case the tree moves.

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Kuechly expanded his theory, noting that Poe ran under five seconds at around that same weight in the 40-yard dash coming out of college in 2012 (4.