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          Luke Kuechly top Pro Bowl vote getter at ILB; Cam Newton not in top 10 at QB

          • David Newton, ESPN Staff WriterNov 26, 2014, 02:15 PM ET
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              David Newton is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Carolina Panthers. Newton began covering Carolina in 1995 and came to ESPN in 2006 as a NASCAR reporter before joining NFL Nation in 2013. You can follow Newton on Twitter at @DNewtonespn.
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          CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers middle linebacker Luke Kuechly appears headed back to the Pro Bowl.

          Kuechly leads all inside linebackers in Pro Bowl votes with 182,900 with three weeks remaining in the voting on NFL.com. The reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year is the only Carolina player leading in votes at his position.

          Greg Olsen ranks fifth among tight ends behind New England’s Rob Gronkowski, Denver’s Julius Thomas, New Orleans’ Jimmy Graham and San Diego’s Antonio Gates.

          Ryan Kalil ranks seventh at center and Antoine Cason is No. 8 at cornerback.

          Cam Newton, a two-time Pro Bowl selection, is not in the top 10 at quarterback. Newton is having his worst season statistically since being the first pick of the 2011 draft. He has 12 touchdown passes to 10 interceptions, with a completion percentage of 58.6. His passer rating is 80.3, his worst since an 84.5 rating as a rookie. He had a career-best 88.8 in 2013.