Luke Kuechly on Dominant First 2 Seasons, Super Bowl 50 & Early Retirement | Half-Forgotten History

Former Pro Bowl LB Luke Kuechly joins Trey to talk about playing at St. Xavier High School in Cincinnati (03:00), his career at Boston College where he was a 2-time All-American (09:21), getting drafted 7th overall in the 2012 NFL Draft (13:33), playing under Ron Rivera with a great LB crew in Carolina (20:05), his impressions of joining Lawrence Taylor as the only players in NFL to win Defensive Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in successive seasons (23:34), the infamous game between Odell Beckham Jr. and Josh Norman in 2015 (27:02), losing in Super Bowl 50 to the Denver Broncos (29:35), how he dealt with concussion issues forced him to retire after 8 seasons (32:55), how he's transitioning from playing since retirement, including coaching youth football with former teammate and lead Fox Sports NFL Analyst Greg Olsen (38:53), some of his favorite hits from his career (44:55)
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[@forestcitykitty8019]

David Tepper!!!! Put Luke in the Panthers Hall of Honor!!!

[@STFU255]

Luke is a legend and a future Hall Of Famer

[@ock5458]

DUHHH,he was a dawg

[@mohammadg2684]

What a legend and a great guy much respect to Luke ! He’s a champion fr

[@Josh-89]

Happy you’re doing great Luke Keep Pounding

[@thomasmahoney5163]

I want Luke to coach D at Boston College

[@DMTEntity88]

I think Luke is definitely a hall of fame!!!

[@JChris143]

Luuuke! GOAT! HOF!

[@operasinger2126]

Thanks!

[@youalreadyknowwhoitis4904]

It’s crazy to think that Micah is more than likely win DPOTY and be just like luke and Lawrence Taylor cause he also won ROTY

[@ikheimhannon]

🎉#keeppounding

[@jamesmichaeljohnson1769]

We smacked Jesuit 43-7 at half . But I had college offers and I didn’t like football. It’s crazy who knows what my future could have been but I love my life no matter what. Blessing to you Luke!

[@jamesmichaeljohnson1769]

Jesuit from Oregon state

[@danieldinho9]

luuuuuuke

[@reymcdonald1743]

He should join the bengals 😁

[@hollywoodsfinest399]

The only opportunity he has