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Luke Kuechly joins Peyton Manning on ESPN's ‘The Breakdown

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 18, 2026, 12:15 AM

Last updated Aug 18, 2026

Luke Kuechly joins Peyton Manning on ESPN's ‘The Breakdown

Summary

Luke Kuechly will replace Bill Belichick on ESPN's ‘The Breakdown’ series, starting in October. Kuechly, a Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee and current Carolina Panthers radio analyst, recently saw a rise in his broadcasting profile, being named Netflix's top NFL game analyst. The show did not air last season after Belichick took a coaching position at North Carolina. Kuechly is expected to work alongside Manning, enhancing ESPN's coverage as the NFL season progresses.

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What We Know

•Luke Kuechly replaces Bill Belichick on ‘The Breakdown’
•The series returns in October ahead of the Super Bowl
•Kuechly recently recognized as top NFL analyst by Netflix
•Belichick previously left the series for coaching at North Carolina
•Kuechly will also call games for CBS

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12:15 AMYahoo Sports — Luke Kuechly reportedly replacing Bill Belichick on Peyton Manning’s ‘The Breakdown’

What they're saying

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Two years ago, Bill Belichick was the hottest commodity in NFL media circles, lining up a series of gigs in the short period between coaching stints. One of them was The Breakdown, an ESPN film-room series where he and Peyton Manning broke down the X’s and O’s of upcoming Monday Night Football games. This year,…
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