LAS VEGAS — Brian Urlacher allowed barely a fraction of a second between the end of an inquiry and the start of his response late last Saturday afternoon in a Circa ballroom gathering of about 200.
“I have no issues betting against the Bears,” he said, eliciting one of the event’s largest eruptions of cheers and claps. “No. If I see a line I like, I’ll fire.”
The gambling crowd appreciated Urlacher’s candor.
He revealed that, as a player, he never knew the meaning of “those pluses and minuses” — the point spread that designates a game’s favored team and underdog.