METAIRIE, La. -- Forgive Drew Brees for his hyperbole.
Even though the New Orleans Saints quarterback has been playing in the NFL for 16 years, he hasn’t run into many true linebacker duos like the Carolina Panthers’ Luke Kuechly and Thomas Davis -- maybe none, in fact.
Many argue that the inside linebacker is a dying breed in the NFL. But Brees and the Saints know all too well that’s not true when they face the Panthers twice a year.