Brian Urlacher

Former NFL Pro Bowl Linebacker

Career Highlights: One of the NFL’s most dominant defensive linebackers, Brian Urlacher was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018. Urlacher, who played in 182 career NFL games, starting all but two, spent his entire 13-year career (2000-12) with the Chicago Bears. An eight-time Pro Bowler, Urlacher was named First-Team All-Pro four times, Second-Team All-Pro once, and was the 2005 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. He recorded a Bears’ team-record 1,353 tackles, 41.5 sacks, 22 interceptions, 16 fumble recoveries, and 11 forced fumbles. Urlacher was the first Chicago defender to lead the team in tackles in his first four NFL seasons. In 2006, he played a pivotal role in helping the Bears to a 13-3 record, the NFC’s top playoff seed, and two post-season victories before losing to Indianapolis 29-17 in Super Bowl XLI. For those efforts, Urlacher was selected as the NFC’s starting middle linebacker in the 2007 Pro Bowl and was named to the 2006 Associated Press All-Pro Team. Urlacher’s other accolades include:  2012 Ed Block Courage Award, 2007 Brian Piccolo Award, 2005 AP and Pro Football Weekly NFL Defensive Play-of-the-Year, 2001 Football Digest NFL Defensive Player-of-the-Year, and 2000 AP NFL Defensive Rookie-of-the-Year.