Panthers TE Greg Olsen
“Obviously you could see it on his face that he was pretty visibly upset. It’s hard. That’s one of your buddies, that’s one of your guys [that’s] pretty shaken up. It’s tough. There’s really no words to describe it. It all just comes down to you just hope he’s okay.”
Panthers FB Mike Tolbert
“That’s our leader – one of the key components of our team. It’s more than that, he’s a brother of ours so when we see him down, a guy that’s as tough as he is and as mighty and strong-spirited as he is – to see him in that predicament, it really hits home.”
Panthers LB Shaq Thompson
“It sucked seeing one of my brothers go down. But, it’s alright, I know he’s going to be alright. We have the next man ready. David Mayo came in and did a phenomenal job and helped the rest of the game.”
Panthers LB David Mayo
“I definitely think that we all felt for Luke. He is very loved and respected by all of his teammates. At the same time, it is the next man up mentality, and we have to play team defense and learn it together.”
Panthers S Kurt Coleman
“I’m praying for him as a person. That’s the number one thing. Even for (Saints RB) Mark Ingram. You play this game with a lot of emotion, a lot of passion. Whether it’s my team, their team, we are all brothers. You don’t want to see guys go down like that with injuries. Just hoping it’s precautionary and that he will be back sooner rather than later.”
Panthers QB Cam Newton
“I thought it was a foot, knee. I didn’t know it was his head, but I’m praying for him for a speedy recovery.”
Saints QB Drew Brees
“I tried to let him know that I’d be praying for him. I’m not sure exactly what it was, but obviously for that guy to go down like that, I think you think the worst. He is maybe, certainly one of the best football players I’ve ever seen – ever played against and I hope that he’s ok.”
Saints S Roman Harper
“Luke is a great friend of mine and anytime you see one of your friends down it’s never a good thing. I’ve seen Luke in that position before last year against Jacksonville. I’ve got to check on him. That’s like a brother to me with as many wars and battles as we’ve been through. He’s not just an average guy to me. Seeing the way that he was, I was trying to get him to calm down and control himself. I know Luke. He’s trying to get back. He’s trying to battle it and not be hurt. We just got to get him to calm down, and that’s why we asked (Panthers LB Thomas Davis) to go talk to him because TD is his brother. It was good. I think he’ll be okay. Once he gets out of the emotions and slows down, he’ll be alright.”