Eleven former Bears players, including Brian Urlacher and Dan Hampton, have been nominated for induction into the College Football Hall of Fame.
The ballot consists of 75 players and six coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision and 95 players and 29 coaches from the division ranks.
The ballot was emailed this week to the more than 12,000 National Football Foundation members and current Hall of Famers whose votes will be tabulated and submitted to the NFF's Honors Courts, which deliberate and select the class.
The announcement of the 2017 Class will be made on Friday, Jan.