Former Chicago Bears middle linebacker Brian Urlacher will take his rightful place in Canton, Ohio as a member of the Hall of Fame class of 2018. It’s fitting that Urlacher was elected as a first ballot Hall of Famer, joining other Chicago Bears greats Dick Butkus and Mike Singletary as middle linebackers elected in their first year of eligibility.
There have been six true middle linebackers selected to the Hall on their first ballot; the Bears have three of them. We may not know quarterbacks, but we know linebackers here in Chicago!
A lot of people around the Chicago area probably know Brian Urlacher more for the billboards that litter the surrounding roadways with a full head of new hair and the word “Restore” adorning them.