David NewtonFeb 5, 2026, 06:00 AM ET
CloseDavid Newton is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Carolina Panthers. Newton began covering Carolina in 1995 and came to ESPN in 2006 as a NASCAR reporter before joining NFL Nation in 2013.Open Extended Reactions
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Former Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly made the 111-mile journey from his childhood home in Cincinnati to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, with a “buddy” in the third or fourth grade.
He was dreaming then of one day joining the best of the best even before he seriously began playing
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