{"id":910195,"date":"2026-06-05T00:27:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T00:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/910195\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T00:27:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T00:27:14","slug":"panthers-lb-devin-lloyd-recalls-full-circle-interaction-with-franchise-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/910195\/","title":{"rendered":"Panthers LB Devin Lloyd recalls full-circle interaction with franchise legend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Devin Lloyd<\/a>‘s connection to Luke Kuechly<\/a> began long before he became a Carolina Panther<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In a recent interview with the team’s radio play-by-play commentator Anish Schroff, Lloyd recalled a conversation he had with Kuechly in the midst of his jump to the pros. The fifth-year linebacker told Schroff that he spoke with the former Defensive Player of the Year and five-team first-team All-Pro soon after he was drafted in 2022, when Kuechly’s agency attempted to recruit him.<\/p>\n

A consensus All-American at the University of Utah, Lloyd was selected with the 27th overall pick of that year’s draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a>. He went on to amass 436 combined tackles, 3.5 sacks and nine interceptions through the 2024 campaign\u2014where he earned his first career Pro Bowl nod.<\/p>\n

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Lloyd parlayed his standout season into a three-year, $42 million deal<\/a> with the Panthers<\/a> out of free agency this past spring. Given his production and playmaking ability, Lloyd is viewed almost as the heir apparent to Kuechly.<\/p>\n

Luckily for Lloyd, he shouldn’t have a hard time reaching the Hall of Famer from now on.<\/p>\n

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