SPARTANBURG, S.C. – For the first time in seven months, linebacker Luke Kuechly will get to tackle someone other than a teammate when the Panthers open preseason play Friday night at the Buffalo Bills.
And no matter how little the first-team defense plays – one quarter is the tentative plan – rest assured that the NFL's leading tackler over the past three seasons will take somebody to the ground.
"This will be our first time playing against somebody else in a while," Kuechly said. "It will be fun to go to Buffalo to see some new faces and get some new competition.