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He was the player the Bears virtually lucked into at No. 9 in the first round of 2000 draft after running back Thomas Jones and wide receiver Plaxico Burress went in the two previous picks, eliminating two of the three players the Bears had targeted. A former safety at New Mexico, Urlacher lost his starting job at outside linebacker during the preseason, then became the starting middle linebacker when Barry Minter was injured in game two. The rest was franchise history. Urlacher, 6-foot-4, 258 pounds with freakish speed, became defensive rookie of the year with his 8 sacks and 165 tackles and earned the first of his six Pro Bowl honors. He was named NFL defensive player of the year in 2005,...
He was the player the Bears virtually lucked into at No. 9 in the first round of 2000 draft after running back Thomas Jones and wide receiver Plaxico Burress went in the two previous picks, eliminating two of the three players the Bears had targeted. A former safety at New Mexico, Urlacher lost his starting job at outside linebacker during the preseason, then became the starting middle linebacker when Barry Minter was injured in game two. The rest was franchise history. Urlacher, 6-foot-4, 258 pounds with freakish speed, became defensive rookie of the year with his 8 sacks and 165 tackles and earned the first of his six Pro Bowl honors. He was named NFL defensive player of the year in 2005, just the second Bear (along with Mike Singletary) ever to receive that honor. In 2003 he signed a nine-year contract and was instrumental in the Bears reaching the playoffs in 2001 and 2005 and the Super Bowl in 2006.
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NFL heading toward early quarterback crisis
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Injuries, inconsistency derail postseason hopes
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Ravens bear down, prevail
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Urlacher and Bears must reach understanding
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Biggs: Observations from Bears' OTA
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Carimi says he's right on schedule
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Readers Q&A: Dan Pompei's Bears mailbag
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18 Holes with … Hunter Hillenmeyer
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Jenny McCarthy Dating Chicago Bears Star Brian Urlacher
May Jenny McCarthy's new Bear be of the teddy variety. The TV star and Windy City native is dating Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher, her rep confirms to E! News. When? Where? How long?! Well, the darn-cute pair had dinner last night at Bill and...
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