"I try not to think about it because I don't want to be disappointed," Urlacher said while being interviewed by close friend and former Bears teammate Lance Briggs this week on NBC Sports Chicago. "I've heard people say, 'It's going to be great.' And then I've heard guys say, 'Oh man, I was ready and I didn't get in.' So there's both ends of the spectrum.
"I'd love to get in. I think it would be amazing. It's a big accomplishment. But it doesn't change what I did on the football field. Whether you're in the Hall of Fame or not, it doesn't change what you meant to your teammates, what you meant to your team or how people viewed you as a football player.