Urlacher accepts Piccolo award, mum on dispute
Published 4/24/2008 by BY BRAD BIGGS bbiggs@suntimes.com at Chicago Sun-Times Bears
Disgruntled middle linebacker Brian Urlacher returned from Arizona to receive the Brian Piccolo award, an honor that’s voted on by teammates and held in the highest regards by ownership. While the organization hopes Urlacher is eternal in the middle of the defense, for now the middle linebacker remains mired in a staredown with the club over his contract.
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