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Panthers Luke Kuechly flowing with gratitude as NFL award confirms ‘good guy’ status

Carolina Panthers middle linebacker Luke Kuechly has long had a reputation as one of the NFL’s good guys.

Now he has the hardware to go with it.

Kuechly won the Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award on Saturday during the NFL Honors program at Northrop Auditorium.

Kuechly, the NFL Defensive Rookie and Defensive Player of the Year his first two seasons, has been nominated for the Sportsmanship Award for several years.

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“There’s a lot of good guys in this league.