Hometown athlete talks story: 10-year NFL vet Max Unger speaks at Rotary Club of Kona meeting

Kailua-Kona’s Max Unger, a 10-year NFL veteran with the Seattle Seahawks and New Orleans Saints, talked story with the Rotary Club of Kona Thursday afternoon at Island Lava Java. The Hawaii Prep grad showed off his Super Bowl XLVIII ring and answered questions about his current approach to fitness, most influential teammates, and what mental preparations he made to be productive over a decade in the NFL. While Unger was deferential when asked who was his favorite quarterback - Russell Wilson with the Seahawks or Drew Brees with the Saints - he heaped praise on some of his most influential teammates including NFL Hall of Famer Walter Jones and Marshawn “Beast Mode” Lynch. “That’s my guy,” Unger said of Lynch. “One of the best teammates I’ve ever had.” (Tom Linder/West Hawaii Today)

Kailua-Kona’s Max Unger, a 10-year NFL veteran with the Seattle Seahawks and New Orleans Saints, talked story with the Rotary Club of Kona Thursday afternoon at Island Lava Java. The Hawaii Prep grad showed off his Super Bowl XLVIII ring and answered questions about his current approach to fitness, most influential teammates, and what mental preparations he made to be productive over a decade in the NFL. While Unger was deferential when asked who was his favorite quarterback - Russell Wilson with the Seahawks or Drew Brees with the Saints - he heaped praise on some of his most influential teammates including NFL Hall of Famer Walter Jones and Marshawn “Beast Mode” Lynch. “That’s my guy,” Unger said of Lynch. “One of the best teammates I’ve ever had.” (Tom Linder/West Hawaii Today)

Kailua-Kona’s Max Unger, a 10-year NFL veteran with the Seattle Seahawks and New Orleans Saints, talked story with the Rotary Club of Kona Thursday afternoon at Island Lava Java. The Hawaii Prep grad showed off his Super Bowl XLVIII ring and answered questions about his current approach to fitness, most influential teammates, and what mental preparations he made to be productive over a decade in the NFL. While Unger was deferential when asked who was his favorite quarterback - Russell Wilson with the Seahawks or Drew Brees with the Saints - he heaped praise on some of his most influential teammates including NFL Hall of Famer Walter Jones and Marshawn “Beast Mode” Lynch. “That’s my guy,” Unger said of Lynch. “One of the best teammates I’ve ever had.” (Tom Linder/West Hawaii Today)