Luke Kuechly has been an integral part of a special season for the still-unbeaten Carolina Panthers, but he was recently part of something else pretty special.
The linebacker was a key player in a surprise for Jessica Hayes, a Panthers fan with autism and cerebral palsy. He surprised Hayes ahead of her 21st birthday party by bringing her flowers before escorting her to the party as her date.
"I hopefully can make her night fun and she'll make my night fun in return," Kuechly told WBTV before the surprise. "It's kinda cool because it's not a one-way street, it goes both ways.