Kuechly Honored By Jersey Retirement

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - The most decorated defensive player in Boston College football history, Luke Kuechly, will watch his jersey being retired at Alumni Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 22 during halftime of the BC-Syracuse game. The former Eagle spoke about the honor to have his jersey resting about the place he played for three years and set many records that still stand today.

Kuechly swept every major postseason award in 2011, including the Dick Butkus Award, the Lott IMPACT Trophy, the Bronko Nagurski Award and the Rotary Lombardi Award. The two-time consensus first-team All-American finished his three-year collegiate career leading the nation for two consecutive seasons in total tackles, tackles per game, solo tackles and solo tackles per game. He finished his collegiate career with a school-record 532 tackles and ranks among the NCAA career leaders in several defensive statistical categories.

He recorded at least 10 tackles in 34 of 38 games, including a streak of 33 straight games between 2009-11. He was selected by the Carolina Panthers in the first round (ninth overall) in the 2012 NFL Draft and has continued to rack up honors as a professional. In his first season, he was named AP Defensive Rookie of the Year and one season later, he was selected for the Pro Bowl and AP overall Defensive Player of the Year. He has registered more than 100 tackles in each of his four seasons in the NFL and has led the league in tackles twice. In Carolina's 2015 Super Bowl run, he became the first linebacker in the Super Bowl era with multiple interception return touchdowns in a single postseason.

The Eagles host Syracuse on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast on the ACC Network (myTV38 WSBK-TV locally) and the WatchESPN app. Jon Meterparel, along with former BC players Pete Cronan and Scott Mutryn will have the call on the BC IMG Sports Network, WEEI 850 AM locally.

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