Only one step remains between Brian Urlacher and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Today, the Hall of Fame announced its 15 finalists for its Class of 2018, and our beloved #54 is among them. Urlacher is one of four finalists in the first year of eligibility, with the final vote coming in Minneapolis February 3, the day before Super Bowl LII.
Urlacher made the list of 108 modern-era nominees in September, and has since been named one of 27 semifinalists, and now a finalist.
The 15 modern-era finalists:
- Joe Jacoby, tackle — D.