A season that began with the Carolina Panthers’ ham-handed handling of quarterback Cam Newton’s possible concussion in a Week 1 loss at Denver could end with their best defensive player missing the final six games with a head injury.
If 2015 was the year of the dab for the Panthers, then 2016 has been the year of the concussion.
For the past two weeks, Panthers coach Ron Rivera has said the team had no plans to shut down Pro Bowl middle linebacker Luke Kuechly, who hasn’t played since a scary-looking concussion in a Nov. 17 win against New Orleans.