Now, time for a toast to the end of football season. See you in two weeks at the combine.

This man now has a Super Bowl ring. #asexpected

All these divisive messages like “the only thing more powerful than hate is love” have no place in America something something. Now let’s see what Ted Nugent is up to.

Look at what the electrical substation did to Ricky Martin’s neck.

Lot of Sam Darnold love here.

And once more before kickoff, the behind-the-scenes story of how they sprang a surprise on Luke Kuechly, partly by letting him spring it on himself. Including a poignant moment with Greg Olsen, and a couple of 007s in JJ Jansen and Andy Dalton. And Pep. www.panthers.com/news/behind-...

You've got time to kill before kickoff. Spend it with Luke Kuechly. In fact, spend the next six months with him here. www.panthers.com/index-hof-ku...

And here's the full background of how it happened, including Pep committing 13 months ago, JJ Jansen eating Luke's entree, the white lies, and the emotional call from an absent friend. www.panthers.com/news/behind-...

For the morning crowd, here's the video of Julius Peppers posting up in Luke Kuechly's house to tell him he's in the Hall of Fame. www.panthers.com/video/luke-k...

You've seen the video. If you want the rest of the story on Luke Kuechly finding out he made the Hall of Fame, we've got you. It includes Julius Peppers agreeing a year in advance, meatballs, every light in the house on, raw human emotion, and a self-induced sting. www.panthers.com/news/behind-...

Here's the video of Luke Kuechly's Knock with all the good stuff, from Pep delivering the news, a stunned No. 59 (now No. 386), and a very good dog named Ivy. www.panthers.com/video/luke-k...

The @profootballhof.bsky.social Knocks show is on NFL Network now. Tune in to see Luke Kuechly get the news from an old friend. And check out Panthers.com in the morning for the story behind the story.

And if you're a real hard-core Panthers fan, here's nearly three hours of every tackle Luke Kuechly ever made. Enjoy. And we'll have more in the morning to come. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ3V...

And here's the behind-the-scenes photo gallery from Luke Kuechly's big weekend. Shots you won't see anywhere else. www.panthers.com/photos/photo...

Tune in tonight. This is going to be good. And it's just the beginning of the good stuff. www.panthers.com/news/how-to-...

Luke Kuechly was welcomed by the members of his new "fraternity" at Friday's Merlin Olsen luncheon, and the greeting he received made it clear they're happy to see him. From former opponents to all-time legends, the respect they had for him was clear. www.panthers.com/news/luke-ku...

Luke Kuechly walks on stage at the Merlin Olsen luncheon, gets a fist bump from John Lynch.

Link bomb incoming, if you were in bed on the East Coast when the Luke Kuechly/Hall of Fame news dropped last night. First, here's a breakdown of the voting that led to this year's class, including the reduction votes. www.panthers.com/news/full-pr...

Even in the moments after being named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Luke Kuechly kept making it about everybody other than Luke Kuechly. On reaching the pinnacle of individual achievement, and still talking about teams and teammates and everyone else. www.panthers.com/news/as-he-e...

Luke Kuechly: "The reason we're up here is we had great teams and great teammates." The ultimate Luke Kuechly opening statement.

Class of 2026.

This guy.

Bookmark this page for the next six months. This is your home for Luke Kuechly Hall of Fame coverage. www.panthers.com/index-hof-ku...

Luke Kuechly had to wait a year to hear his name called. Shed no tears for Luke Kuechly, and Julius Peppers explains why. www.panthers.com/news/for-luk...

Full Hall of Fame voting results, including reduction votes. www.panthers.com/news/full-pr...

Luke Kuechly. Hall of Famer. www.panthers.com/news/luke-ku...

Verbal really did do a hell of a job this year.

CMC on the TV winning comeback player of the year. His old friend Luke Kuechly may be on this stage soon.

Offensive rookie of the year voting.

There's one for the Panthers Thursday night. www.panthers.com/news/tetairo...

The two men on the left and in the middle have the exact same job description. www.panthers.com/news/best-of...

If Luke Kuechly's name is called tonight, he'd become one of just 25 men to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame before turning 40. In fact, he'd be the second-youngest ever. More on how rare of a feat that would be. www.panthers.com/news/luke-ku...

This is, ... good. I don't know how to react.

Personal update: The butthole in 17C, who reclined his seat immediately upon takeoff, is apparently unaware of my stamina in holding a grudge, or my willingness to afflict the comfortable. Could be a bumpy ride. For him.

Read this thread and understand why newspapers are already dead. Some just continue to wheeze.

Povich wept. The paper of Kornheiser and Feinstein and Boswell and Jenkins and Svrluga and Culpepper is eliminating the section because it wasn’t deemed as worthy an expense as a bribe documentary.

Doberman as Best in Show?

Midway through the terrier group, Chris Myers adopts the same defeated tone as when he called a dozen 2023 Panthers games.

In my alt-cast WKC commentary, I’ll often say things like “________ is never happier than when mauling an innocent bystander.” Wife: “You never hear about a St. Bernard losing it.” Me: “Your parents didn’t let you watch Cujo did they?”

Westminster dog show announcer Mike LaFave retiring and hold on I’ll be right back updating my resume.

If you’re watching the Westminster Dog Show tonight and thinking “I’d read a book about this” … well, we live to serve. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Doglan...

Excellent work by Mike here, explaining a complicated thing in a clear way.

I'm not telling you if I voted for him either.

Westminster being the same week as the Super Bowl has jacked up my entire sports calendar. As always, the greatest dog is the beagle, regardless the prejudices of others. Because you’re not judging him, he’s judging you.

(Ten days into blizzard cooking, and Wheel of Leftovers.) Wife: "I can't do what I was going to do with you standing in the kitchen." Me: "You were going to throw out perfectly good food, weren't you?" Wife: "Go away." That meatloaf won't kill you. Remember friends, don't be a pawn of Big Grocery.

Boo-la-la.

CMC on Luke. "I would definitely cry. I mean, he's a first ballot Hall of Famer, and I think he got screwed (last year)." Also featuring perhaps the Luke, Greg, and CMC-est photo ever.

Jerry Rice is a reasonable authority on a rookie receiver building on early success. He's worth listening to. Also, some of the top receivers in the modern game have noticed what Tetairoa McMillan did this year. Good stuff here.

With the coaching carousel coming to a halt Sunday, Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero is staying put. And with the improvements they made last year, that's something they're excited to build on. www.panthers.com/news/with-al...

Seriously, we haven't had this much snow in Charlotte in 20 years. Am I an Eskimo now?