Age: 27
6th
season in pro football & with Bears
College: New Mexico
Height: 6’4” Weight: 258
Prelude:
A versatile
player in college, Urlacher was the first round draft choice of the Bears in
2000 and had an immediate impact. He was ideally suited to playing middle
linebacker with his speed and tackling ability in the open field and excellent
instincts. Urlacher was named NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year by the
Associated Press and was selected to the Pro Bowl for the first of four
consecutive seasons. He was a consensus first-team All-NFL selection in 2001
and ’02.
2005 Season Summary
Appeared in all
16 games
(Bracketed
numbers indicate league rank in Top 20)
Sacks – 6
Most sacks,
game – 2 vs. Detroit 9/18, vs. Minnesota 10/16
Interceptions
– 0
Fumble
recoveries – 0
Forced fumbles
– 1
Tackles – 98
Assists – 24
Postseason: 1 G (NFC Divisional playoff vs. Carolina )
Sacks – 0
Interceptions
– 1
Int. return
yards – 20
TD – 0
Awards &
Honors:
NFL Defensive
Player of the Year: AP
1st
team All-NFL: AP, PFWA, Sporting News
1st
team All-NFC: Pro Football Weekly
Pro Bowl
Bears went 11-5
to finish first in the NFC North while leading the NFL in fewest points allowed
(202). Lost NFC Divisional playoff to Carolina Panthers (29-21).
Aftermath:
Urlacher was
again a consensus first-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl selection in 2006 as the
Bears won the NFC Championship. He began to show signs of wear later in the
decade and, after typically being a durable player, missed all but one game in
2009 due to a wrist injury in the opening contest. But Urlacher returned to Pro
Bowl form in 2010 and ’11. Through 2012, he had accumulated 41.5 sacks and 22
interceptions and had been chosen to eight Pro Bowls.
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