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Tigers’ Boulware sticks it to Desmond Howard with trophy tattoo

Clemson fans welcome home Ben Boulware and the 2017 College Football Playoff Champions
Clemson fans welcome home Ben Boulware and the 2017 College Football Playoff Champions

The lesson here, Ben Boulware doesn’t forget.

The Clemson linebacker tweeted Tuesday just how long his memory lasts.

He pointed to a quote from ESPN analyst Desmond Howard, calling the Tigers’ linebackers the team’s Achilles’ heel. Coming off the team’s first national title in 35 years, Boulware got a tattoo of the trophy, on the back of his heel.

Boulware was an emotional leader for the Tigers and in his final season won a share of the ACC Defensive Players of the Year award and Defensive MVP of the National Championship Game.

This story was originally published January 19, 2017 at 12:32 AM with the headline "Tigers’ Boulware sticks it to Desmond Howard with trophy tattoo."

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