Luke Kuechly’s game film study, preparation helped shape Panthers linebacker’s Hall of Fame career(Photo/WWAY)CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — There were mornings when St. Xavier High School football coach Steve Specht would walk into his office and find his young linebacker, Luke Kuechly, sitting in front of the television studying game video of the team’s next opponent before sunrise. It’s a skill that would become Kuechly’s calling card — and one that helped propel him to greatness. A year later, he was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year and led the Panthers to Super Bowl 50 in the 2015 season. McDermott said that had Kuechly continued to play “I have no doubt he would have been considered the best ever. He became the fastest player in NFL history to reach 1,000 career tackles, doing so in 107 career games.