Getting anything by former Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly always proved to be an extremely difficult task. So maybe that's why the plan behind his "knock" into football immortality had to be quite elaborate.
Kuechly joined Panthers play-by-play announcer and broadcast partner Anish Shroff this week to chat and reflect upon his upcoming induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The franchise great would detail exactly how he, with the help of quarterback Andy Dalton and long snapper JJ Jansen, learned of his well-deserved election . . .
As Kuechly described, fellow Panthers legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer Julius Peppers was waiting inside his home to spring the news on him. Take a look . . .
Kuechly finished his decorated eight-year career with the 2012 Defensive Rookie of the Year Award, the 2013 Defensive Player of the Year Award, five first-team All-Pro nods, two second-team All-Pro nods and seven Pro Bowl selections.
He'll be enshrined into Canton this summer—along with Drew Brees, Roger Craig, Larry Fitzgerald and Adam Vinatieri.
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