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Is Chicago Bears' Brian Urlacher a Future Hall of Famer?

 

Published 3/20/2009 by Joey Garcia at Bleacher Report - NFL

With the ninth pick in the 2000 NFL draft, the Chicago Bears select, Brian Urlacher. Before we get down to the nitty gritty of this article, I am writing this piece to answer the simple question, "will the 31 year-old Bears LB Brian Urlacher be Canton-bound after retirement?" As a Bears' fan, I am not writing this in a bias disposition, but rather, I want to spark debate and conversation over this issue. Urlacher has been called one of the famed "Monsters of the Midway" by many Bears' fans, but due to injury and play-calling schemes as of late, Urlacher's abilities have been overshadowed. Now, I would never put him among great names like "Butkus" and "Samurai Mike," but his contribution to the Bears and what he has done on the field speaks for itself. Without further delay, let's take a look at the NFL career of Brian Urlacher. Urlacher's impact as a rookie in the 2000 season was almost immediate. Although he opened the season as a reserve OLB, he switched to MLB for his ... (link)

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