Panthers' Luke Kuechly becomes highest-paid ILB with new contract

The All-Pro is now the highest-paid inside linebacker in the NFL. The Carolina Panthers signed Luke Kuechly to a five-year contract extension, the team announced Thursday. The deal is worth $62 million and will make Kuechly the highest-paid inside linebacker in the NFL, according to Rand Getlin of the NFL Network. Kuechly was in the fourth and final season of the $12.6 million rookie deal he signed with the Panthers after they drafted him ninth overall in 2012. However, he was under Panthers...