Q: Wanted to also ask you, part of that part of that defense was obviously Luke Kuechly right in the middle of all of it. He’s a semifinalist for the Hall of Fame for the first time this year. What stood out the most about him and just watching him from your perspective? What was it that made that guy special?
Boston: “I think attention to detail, I believe leading by example, preparation like no other. Unselfish. I hate it, I mean, you don’t hear the word loving too often in football, but man, the way that Luke loved his teammates and loved the game, you don’t see very often. I would say, yeah, that’s just a few words because I can end up rambling all day about my guy.
“I’ll say this, man. Luke is my favorite player because I’ve seen him not only be a professional on but off the field, shake people’s hands, and greet people the way they were supposed to be greeted. The first one in the building, the last one out of the building. But man, in between those lines, he was a savage. So to see that, that off the field, on the field. Oh my God, this is what you dream of when you talk about a player that you want to be, that you want to emulate.”
Q: You just said five or six things, but not big or strong or fast or any physical description.
Boston: “Well, I could say a freak athlete. The deception of athletes like, oh, he doesn’t really look like this, or he doesn’t, or is he strong? Luke is by far one of the strongest. I mean, he’s a freak athlete in a body that looks like Clark Kent.”