Off-season shocker: Panthers’ LB Luke Kuechly retires.

[ChicagoBearsSinceBirth]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1217258756641316864

 

[Ares]

He is 28... might be the right call to get out before you have broken brane.

Lots more money to make, but if you got plenty in the bank and a working brane...

 

[dweebs19]

Good for him. Get your money, get out...save your brain before it becomes like Antonio Brown's brain.

 

[botfly10]

these kids getting out before they break down physically are smart

 

[BaBaBlacksheep]

He was one more concussing away from being CCS stoopid. Good move to save his brane.

 

[WestCoastBearsFan]

Damn. He was the first truly great middle linebacker I was able to witness. Sucks to see him go but this is definitely the right call for him and his family.

 

[Diehardfan]

Concussions and CTE can be a formidable deterent.

 

[Ares]

Damn. He was the first truly great middle linebacker I was able to witness. Sucks to see him go but this is definitely the right call for him and his family.

You were around when Urlacher played..... were you too young to really appreciate it?

I've watched football since I was like 8 or 9 and definitely didn't understand or appreciate great players until I was like 15 or 16

 

[WestCoastBearsFan]

You were around when Urlacher played..... were you too young to really appreciate it?

I've watched football since I was like 8 or 9 and definitely didn't understand or appreciate great players until I was like 15 or 16

Pretty much yeah. When I was little Bears games would always be on but I had no idea what was going on except we rooted for the Bears. When I started actively following the Bears I was like 13 or 14.

 

[fenderpfunk]

Wouldn't be surprised if this happened due to his inability to suit up alongside mitch. Amazing the type of respect he has around the league.

 

[mecha]

god bless that boy, I still don't grasp why his name is pronounced Keekly though.

 

[Ares]

Pretty much yeah. When I was little Bears games would always be on but I had no idea what was going on except we rooted for the Bears. When I started actively following the Bears I was like 13 or 14.

You should watch the 2006 MNF game Bears @ Cards if you haven't.

Urlacher and the defense owned that game... it was a good display of how good Urlacher could be in his prime.

And you get to see a Hester return TD to win the game.

Fast fwd thru all Bears offensive possessions.

 

[WestCoastBearsFan]

You should watch the 2006 MNF game Bears @ Cards if you haven't.

Urlacher and the defense owned that game... it was a good display of how good Urlacher could be in his prime.

And you get to see a Hester return TD to win the game.

Fast fwd thru all Bears offensive possessions.

I've seen clips of that game but never actually watched it in total. Sucks that Urlacher never got his ring when comparable players like Ray Lewis got 2 simply because he played for a better franchise.

 

[BaBaBlacksheep]

You should watch the 2006 MNF game Bears @ Cards if you haven't.

Urlacher and the defense owned that game... it was a good display of how good Urlacher could be in his prime.

And you get to see a Hester return TD to win the game.

Fast fwd thru all Bears offensive possessions.

I normally hate watching old games but this would be a good one.

 

[Les Grossman]

Kuechly was kinda of an Urlacher clone, but not quite as good imo.

probably much smarter though

 

[Ares]

I normally hate watching old games but this would be a good one.

Showing my age and fanboi level back then... I bought a DVD set of the entire 2006 season back when I was in college.

 

[Warden of the Northeast]

Arguably a better athlete than Urlacher. The guy got his bell rung more than Note Dame...hope it doesn't come back to destroy him later on in life.

 

[modo]

These early retirements will happen more often and it is hard not to blame them.

 

[bamainatlanta]

He was one more concussing away from being CCS stoopid. Good move to save his brane.

That's pretty fucking stupid too

 

[Les Grossman]

Arguably a better athlete than Urlacher. The guy got his bell rung more than Note Dame...hope it doesn't come back to destroy him later on in life.

Better athlete...??