Urlacher's Selfish Ways Will Influence Lemming Teammates, Ruin Super Bowl Run

The Big Lead found this 4/20/2008 on sports.aol.com [flag]

I'm guessing it's columns like this that prompted Brian Urlacher to quit talking to the media . In today's Chicago Tribune , David Haugh writes that Urlacher's influence in the locker room, coupled with his money-grubbing desires, could influence others to seek new contracts . Extending contracts for key players before they expire represents a standard business practice for NFL teams that ... [link]

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