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CHICAGO - From one longtime Chicago athlete to another, the Chicago White Sox's Paul Konerko gave a tip of his cap and then some to retiring Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher. Konerko, who is in his 17th major league season and 15th with the...

Brian Urlacher talks with ESPN's Josina Anderson about walking away from football....

We've spent a good part of this week discussing feuds of varying degrees, from the dissipating animosity between Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers to the now-healed relationship between Mike Ditka and the Chicago Bears. Those situations h...

A member of the Green Bay Packers is going to miss Brian Urlacher? That's right. Aaron Rodgers said on The Jim Rose Show that the Bears middle linebacker, who retired Wednesday, was his "favorite player to play against." Read the entire story....

The Chicago Bears took out full-page ads in two Chicago newspapers to thank linebacker Brian Urlacher, who announced his retirement Wednesday after 13 seasons. "Few play for a storied franchise. Even fewer write their own chapter. Thanks, Brian," ...

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said that Brian Urlacher was his favorite opponent.

Baltimore Ravens Recently retired Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher said former Raven Ray Lewis is the best middle linebacker of all time, reports John Breech of CBSSports.com. Could Joe Flacco have his best season yet in 2013? The Baltimore Sun ...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Thursday, we broached the topic of whether the Chicago Bears would retire the number of middle linebacker Brian Urlacher. As it turns out, the team is dealing with a backlog on that issue. Almost a half-century af...

Mike Ditka tells the guys about the Bears' decision to retire his number and more. • ESPN NFL analyst Mike Ditka confirms that his number will be retired by the Bears. Ditka also discusses his relationship with Chicago, Brian Urlacher's retir...

For being one of the greatest players in Chicago Bears franchise history, Brian Urlacher had a lukewarm relationship with the club's fan base in recent years. And that's a shame. We all make mistakes, and certainly Urlacher is human like the ...

Recently retired middle linebacker Brian Urlacher acknowledged during an interview Tuesday with ESPN 1000's "Waddle an Silvy Show" that he would "one-hundred percent" still be playing for the Chicago Bears if the organization had not fired long-time ...

Peyton Manning revealed on Thursday that his former team, the Indianapolis Colts, hoped that recently retired Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher would fall to them in the 2000 NFL Draft. But with Indianapolis sitting at No. 28, there's no way that w...

What's that? You were wondering exactly how many days until the start of the NFL season? Well, you're in luck! We here at the Triangle are set to spend the next three and a half months providing a daily reason to get excited about pro football's retu...

Brian Urlacher didn't wait around to see if a market for his services would ever develop, but up until Wednesday when the middle linebacker announced his retirement, many in league circles believed it was only a matter of time before a team signed th...

On Wednesday, longtime Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher announced he would be retiring from the NFL after 13 seasons. It capped off what was a sensational career, as Urlacher made eight Pro Bowls and provided outstanding leadership and play fo...

PITTSBURGH -- Count Chicago Cubs pitcher -- and former football player Jeff Samardzija -- as another person who will miss Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher. Urlacher announced his retirement on Wednesday, after 13 years in the NFL, the same ...