Shocking is one word to describe it.  This is isn’t just a roster filling guy, he’s one of the best linebackers in the game retiring in his prime.

Kuechly, who has suffered multiple concussions in his career, didn’t point to head injuries specifically as the reason he was retiring, but you have to believe it played a part in his decision.

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