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Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher is disputing a published report which, citing anonymous sources, said he threatened to retire if his contract is not renegotiated.
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Brian Urlacher Wants Money, Love, and New Neck
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... . Or maybe he didn’t . Just a day after a CHICAGO SUN-TIMES report that Urlacher was “threatening to retire because of neck and back problems,” Urlacher has issued a statement saying “I never said that I was going to quit.” The SUN-TIMES also reported that Urlacher’s agents have asked the Bears to explore trade opportunities, which Urlacher also denied. “Everybody knows I want to be in Chicago ,” said Urlacher, “I want to be with my teammates.” Except, of course, at the training camp that Urlacher is boycotting.
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Brian Urlacher May Retire —
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The Chicago Sun Times published a report stating that Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher may consider retiring if a new contract is not worked out, reports Sirius NFL Radio.
Urlacher has been limited by injuries in recent seasons, but hasn't missed a regular season game since 2004. He recorded three interceptions and his first career NFL touchdown last season.
The Bears were an abysmal ...
Urlacher said he never threatened to quit over money —
NFL - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports
Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher disputed a report that he threatened to retire if the Bears don't reward him with more guaranteed money according to the Chicago Tribune. "I never said that I was going to quit,'' Urlacher told the Tribune early Friday morning. "That's just a gossip column. Reports like that is why I choose not to speak to the media.'' Urlacher, who is seeking ...
Brian Urlacher Disputes Retirement Report: That's Why I Don't Speak to the Media —
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The report today that Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher has threatened to retire came as news to Urlacher himself, who told Vaughn McClure of the Chicago Tribune that the report was completely false: "I never said that I was going to quit,'' Urlacher told the Tribune early Friday morning. ``That's just a gossip column. Reports like that is why I choose not to speak to the media.'' At the same ...
URLACHER REFUTES REPORTS —
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In response to a report of rumors that Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher has either requested a trade or threatened to take a medical retirement (or both), Urlacher says that the reports are wrong.
“I never said that I was going to quit,” Urlacher told the Chicago Tribune. “That’s just a gossip column. Reports like that [...]
