Urlacher retiring after 13 seasons HOF or FOH?
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Brian Urlacher announced his retirement from the NFL after 13 seasons Wednesday on his official Twitter account, ending what many believe was a Hall of Fame career as an iconic Chicago Bears linebacker.
"After spending a lot of time this spring thinking about my NFL future, I have made a decision to retire," Urlacher said in a statement he posted on Twitter. "Although I could continue playing, I'm not sure I would bring a level of performance or passion that's up to my standards. When considering this along with the fact I could retire after a 13-year career wearing only one jersey for such a storied franchise, my decision became pretty clear."
The Bears parted ways with Urlacher after last season when the two sides couldn't agree on a new contract. Urlacher became a free agent and had said he still had some football left, but he chose to retire after briefly testing the free-agent market.
"I want to thank all of the people in my life that have helped me along the way," Urlacher said. "I will miss my teammates, my coaches, and the great Bears fans. I'm proud to say that I gave all of you everything I had every time I took the field. I will miss this great game, but I leave it with no regret."
Urlacher told "The Dan Patrick Show" that there is no chance he will change his mind and play again.
"There's no scenario or amount of money that could bring me back," Urlacher said. "... I'm very happy with my decision. I'm 100 percent solid on this. I'm tired of working out. As old as I am and as much as my body is sore right now, I'm tired of working out."
Urlacher was the NFL defensive player of the year in 2005 and an eight-time Pro Bowler. He leaves as the Bears' franchise leader in tackles (1,779), having started 180 games for the club from 2000-12. Urlacher is one of four players to post 40 or more sacks and 20 or more interceptions since 1982, when sacks became an official NFL statistic.
Urlacher's 22 interceptions ranked as third-most among linebackers since 2000, and his 16 fumble recoveries ranked No. 2 behind former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis (19).
"After spending a lot of time this spring thinking about my NFL future, I have made a decision to retire," Urlacher said in a statement he posted on Twitter. "Although I could continue playing, I'm not sure I would bring a level of performance or passion that's up to my standards. When considering this along with the fact I could retire after a 13-year career wearing only one jersey for such a storied franchise, my decision became pretty clear."
The Bears parted ways with Urlacher after last season when the two sides couldn't agree on a new contract. Urlacher became a free agent and had said he still had some football left, but he chose to retire after briefly testing the free-agent market.
"I want to thank all of the people in my life that have helped me along the way," Urlacher said. "I will miss my teammates, my coaches, and the great Bears fans. I'm proud to say that I gave all of you everything I had every time I took the field. I will miss this great game, but I leave it with no regret."
Urlacher told "The Dan Patrick Show" that there is no chance he will change his mind and play again.
"There's no scenario or amount of money that could bring me back," Urlacher said. "... I'm very happy with my decision. I'm 100 percent solid on this. I'm tired of working out. As old as I am and as much as my body is sore right now, I'm tired of working out."
Urlacher was the NFL defensive player of the year in 2005 and an eight-time Pro Bowler. He leaves as the Bears' franchise leader in tackles (1,779), having started 180 games for the club from 2000-12. Urlacher is one of four players to post 40 or more sacks and 20 or more interceptions since 1982, when sacks became an official NFL statistic.
Urlacher's 22 interceptions ranked as third-most among linebackers since 2000, and his 16 fumble recoveries ranked No. 2 behind former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis (19).
Urlacher retiring after 13 seasons HOF or FOH? 72 votes
HOF
88%
64 votes
FOH
11%
8 votes
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HOFNot even a debate.
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HOFShizlansky wrote: »Not even a debate.
Lock this tread.
there is a SLIGHT debate thats why the thread was made...detcatinva wrote: »do yall think urlacher is a first ballot HOF because im not so sure
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HOFHOF
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HOFHOF
Urlacher is first Ballot..or should be first ballot.... Mcnabb will have to get the Chris Carter, Art Monk Treatment -
HOFWell lets see.....
8× Pro Bowl (2000-2003, 2005-2006, 2010-2011)
5× All-Pro (2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2010)
Brian Piccolo Award (2007)
Ed Block Courage Award (2011)
AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2005)
Football Digest Defensive Player of the Year (2001)
NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (2000)
NFC Player of the Month (December 2010, January 2011)
NFL Rookie Defensive Player of the Month (10/2000)
NFL 2000s All-Decade Team
Chicago Bears season tackles record (153, 2002)
Chicago Bears career tackles record (1,192)
Tackles
1,353
Quarterback sacks
41.5
Interceptions
22
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HOFDamn two legends at the MLB position retire in the same year and both only played for one team. Oh yeah Patrick Willis >>>> every other active linebacker
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i feel after the bears went to the superbowl his play declined every year. he had some injuries and lost his athleticism and he was gaining pro bowls off his name and previous play
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HOFThe only thing holding him back is that Ray Lewis would be going in the same year.
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i never said he wont make the HOF, i just dont think he should be first ballot
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HOFWhoever thinks he is not a HOF'er prolly watch a bunch of cooking shows
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HOFmember of da 40 sack 20 INT club nd a tacklin machine easily a HOF'er wish he woulda got a ring tho
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he was the clyde drexler to Ray lewis' MJ
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HOFHOF no discussion. Time to put 54 with all the the other bear greats and wait for the next great MLB
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HOFthis ? serious juice mayne trollin
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Gonna be weird watching the bears wit no urlacher.
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HOFholllll up tho
correct me if im wrong but didnt the bears WANT HIM BACK?
didnt Urlacher reject a lesser contract from the bears to look for another team?
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FOHfoh. that hunkie was ? . like somebody else said he got to probowls on his name alone. he didnt do ? . he might get in on his final time
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he'll be picked up by a team before training camp. ravens hopefully
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HOFfreehuey89 wrote: »he'll be picked up by a team before training camp. ravens hopefully
He gonna end up retiring on y'all like McClain did. Imagine that?
3 MLBs retire the same year on he same team -
FOH? been overrated in my opinion.
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HOFFirst ballot HOF'er and I watch cooking shows
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HOFSleepwalkingInJapan wrote: »holllll up tho
correct me if im wrong but didnt the bears WANT HIM BACK?
didnt Urlacher reject a lesser contract from the bears to look for another team?
why doesnt he just take the deal and play another year...whats the problem?
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HOFSleepwalkingInJapan wrote: »holllll up tho
correct me if im wrong but didnt the bears WANT HIM BACK?
didnt Urlacher reject a lesser contract from the bears to look for another team?
why doesnt he just take the deal and play another year...whats the problem?
He still wanna be paid like a superstar when he well past that stage of his career -
Yeah, definite HOF'er.
His career mysteriously fell off right around the time Tommie Harris and that D-line fell off tho... Just sayin... -
axel finally got you on this ? huh? loldef HOF... for a long time urlacher was the ONLY thing to cheer about during the post-Jordan era in Chicago sports. every other team blew.
