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Luke Kuechly Jersey Boston College announced Tuesday that it will retire the numbers of former football stars Luke Kuechly and Matt Ryan in ceremonies this fall. Kuechly’s No. 40 will be retired Oct. 22 at the Eagles’ game against Syracuse, while Ryan’s No. 12 will be retired Nov. 19 during a contest against UConn.“On behalf of Boston College and Eagles fans everywhere, I would like to congratulate Luke and Matt on this well-deserved honor,” BC athletic director Brad Bates said in a statement. “Matt and Luke represent the very best of intercollegiate athletics cheap jerseys and personify the Jesuit principle of ‘men and women for others.’ Both enjoyed brilliant collegiate careers and have gone on to enjoy success in the NFL. Beyond the gridiron you would be hard-pressed to find two gentlemen who conduct themselves with more integrity, disciple, generosity and kindness. They make all of us Wholesale jerseys very proud.” Kuechly was a two-time consensus first-team All-American and in consecutive seasons he led the nation in total tackles, tackles per game, solo tackles and solo tackles per game. His 532 career tackles is the most in BC history. In 2012 he won several postseason awards including the Dick Butkus Award (most outstanding linebacker), the Lott IMPACT Trophy (college football’s defensive best in character and performance), the Bronko Nagurski Award (top defensive player in college football) and the Rotary Lombardi Award (best linebacker in college football).The linebacker was drafted ninth overall by Carolina Panthers jersey the Panthers in 2012 and won the AP Defensive Rookie of Year that season. In 2013 he was named the AP Defensive Player of the Year. Despite suffering a concussion in Week 1 last season, Kuechly was able to help the Panthers establish one of the best defenses in the league and guide them to the Super Bowl. Last season he became the first linebacker to have multiple interception return touchdowns in a season during the Super Bowl era. In September 2015, Kuechly signed a five-year, $62 million extension, which gave him the highest annual average salary among middle linebackers.
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