Kuechly's Hall of Fame Prep: Notebook & More

0:00On April 18th, Lukusz Lee just unveiled his pro football hall of fame exhibit in Canton, Ohio, and it's all about his obsession with preparation. Instead of just jerseys and helmets, he spotlighted a notebook from the 2019 season, packed with plays, defensive schemes, and personal reminders. There's also a printout of his off-season workout plan, scribbled with notes from sessions with Buddy Greg Olsen, that notebook shows his insane detail level, like marking the stud tied in for alignments, and listing six keys, body language, positive mental. Attitude, effort to the ball, stay relaxed, aggressive at the ball, and play ahead of the play. Keweckley said writing stuff down helped him remember, sometimes multiple times, and one notebook lasted just five or six games. Fans and Hall of Famers crowded around as he broke it down, laughing about needing that positive mental attitude note. He shared how preps started Monday after games with lifts and film study, building the knowledge to call plays years later.

1:01It's clear this work ethic made him a middle linebacker legend over eight seasons with the Panthers. Other cool pieces include his cue collar, the device he wore after concussions in 2015 and 2016. It's based on woodpecker brains that restrict blood flow to prevent sloshing. A jar of soil from coach Sean McDermott, symbolizing, defend our dirt at home games to set the tone. All this gear tells the real story of why Keweckley's in the Hall of 35, turning prep into dominance, and the crowd even saying him happy. Birthday with cake.