Brian Urlacher

Brian Urlacher

Urlacher in 2014
No. 54
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	(1978-05-25) May 25, 1978 (age 46) Pasco, Washington, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	258 lb (117 kg)
Career information
High school:	Lovington (Lovington, New Mexico)
College:	New Mexico (1996–1999)
NFL draft:	2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9
Career history
Chicago Bears (2000–2012)
Career highlights and awards
NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2005) NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (2000) 4× First-team All-Pro (2001, 2002, 2005, 2006) Second-team All-Pro (2010) 8× Pro Bowl (2000–2003, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011) NFL solo tackles leader (2002) NFL 2000s All-Decade Team PFWA All-Rookie Team (2000) 100 greatest Bears of All-Time Consensus All-American (1999) New Mexico Lobos Jersey No. 44 retired
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 1,361 Sacks: 41.5 Forced fumbles: 11 Pass deflections: 90 Interceptions: 22 Defensive touchdowns: 4
Player stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame

Brian Urlacher (/ˈɜːrlækər/; born May 25, 1978) is an American former football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears. He played college football for the New Mexico Lobos, where he received consensus All-American honors as a senior, and was selected ninth overall by the Bears in the 2000 NFL draft.

Urlacher quickly established himself as one of the NFL's most productive defensive players, winning the NFL Rookie of the Year Award. During his career, he was selected to eight Pro Bowls, recognized as a first-team All-Pro four times, and won NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2005.^[1] He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2017 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018.