Few players represent the National Football League better than Luke Kuechly. His selfless attitude and will to be great has captivated the fanbase in Charlotte throughout his career. So, when a dejected Kuechly was carted off the field in tears on Thursday night, Panthers fans were in shock.

At the time, fans and members of the media speculated that he'd either seriously hurt his leg, or he'd suffered an injury to the chest. It was later revealed that Kuechly had endured a concussion. He had one last season as well, forcing him to miss three games.

His emotional reaction was a result of the injury, rather than a reaction to the injury:

Football is family

Before an official diagnosis was released, the NFL community immediately reached out to Kuechly to offer their support. The ones shown here came from Twitter, but we imagine many more players either called or texted Luke to wish him well:

https://twitter.com/P2/status/799474298016567296