Luke Kuechly ’15, former star linebacker for Boston College and the NFL’s Carolina Panthers, returned to campus on October 25 to promote and participate in the Undergraduate Government of Boston ...

That wasn't a downside for Luke Kuechly, though. Kuechly is well on his way to becoming a Hall of Fame linebacker, and he may have benefited from having to take on such smart, good quarterbacks.

While both are deserving candidates, neither wide receiver Steve Smith nor linebacker Luke Kuechly made the cut as first-ballot Hall of Famers. Smith always faced more of an uphill battle to make ...