Luke Kuechly Hints at Post-Retirement Plans

Luke Kuechly may be done playing football, but he sure doesn't sound like he wants to stay away from the game entirely. After shockingly announcing his retirement at the end of last season, Kuechly has mostly kept quiet. However, in a recent interview with NBC Sports, the former Carolina Panthers linebacker gave some insight on what he might like to do next.

Kuechly mentioned a couple of options he had thought about for post-retirement life, neither of which are unique to him, but could be viable options.

Luke Kuechly on @NBCSN says that the biggest thing he's going to miss is going in everyday and that he knows when the season comes around he's going to have a pit in his stomach wanting to be there.

But knows he made the right decision and he hopes to stay involved in football.
— Alaina Getzenberg (@agetzenberg) April 10, 2020

Kuechly revealed he has considered both going into coaching, as well as the possibility of taking his talents to the broadcast booth. When asked about the latter, Kuechly had this to say, “I think when guys come in on Fridays and Saturdays and you talk to the production crew, you talk to guys like (Jason) Witten and guys that have played, like (Tony) Romo, and Ronde (Barber) … Those guys, you can tell that they played at a high level and they still have the ability to stay involved with the game,” Kuechly said. “I think that part is something that’s attractive to me.”

Kuechly also mentioned he has spoken to Panthers special teams coordinator, Chase Blackburn, about the possibility of getting into coaching as well.

Whichever path he decides to take, a smart, knowledgeable, personable and talented guy like Kuechly should have little trouble finding success in his life off the field.

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