Brian Urlacher Biography – Brian Urlacher Wiki

Brian Urlacher is a former American football linebacker. He spent his entire 13-year NFL career playing for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL) from 2000-12. The Bears selected Urlacher with the ninth overall pick in the 2000 NFL Draft. He won the NFL Rookie of the Year Award in 2000. He was elected to eight Pro Bowls, and won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award in 2005.

He played college football for the University of New Mexico, where he was recognized as a consensus All-American and became one of the school’s most decorated athletes.

After retiring from professional football, he was briefly an analyst for Fox Sports 1. He was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility on February 3, 2018.

Brian Urlacher Statement – Brian Urlacher Instagram Post

Brian Urlacher criticized NBA protests of the police shooting of Jacob Blake. He said in a since-deleted Instagram post: “Brett Favre played the MNF game the day his dad died, threw 4 TDs in the first half, and was a legend for playing in the face of adversity. NBA players boycott the playoffs because a dude reaching for a knife, wanted on a felony sexual assault warrant, was shot by police.”

The Chicago Bears organization distanced itself from Brian Urlacher in the following statement: “In the wake of what has taken place in our backyard of Kenosha over the last couple of days, we as a team have a lot on our mind today. We decided to pause our football activities to voice to each other, our coaches and our staff where we stand on the real issues around race and police brutality in our country.

“We had a productive discussion, but we all agreed that talks and discussions are simply not enough anymore and we need action. We are putting in plans to take action in our communities and together we believe we can make a real difference. We need action not only today, but in the days to come.”