Last Friday night, the football team at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati had a regional final against crosstown opponent Sycamore. During the school day, however, there was a lot of buzz in the hallways about a different topic: Luke Kuechly.
In the fourth quarter of the Panthers’ 23-20 win over the Saints on Thursday Night Football, Kuechly was injured while trying to tackle running back Tim Hightower. Kuechly’s head was up, but Hightower lowered his helmet into Kuechly’s facemask and chest; as Kuechly fell backward, teammate Thomas Davis came in for tackle support and his helmet hit the back of Kuechly’s.