Bears Sign Urlacher to Nine-Year Deal

[azsports]

And we passed on this guy to take Thomas Jones.


Bears Sign Urlacher to Nine-Year Deal

LAKE FOREST, Ill. - All-Pro linebacker Brian Urlacher has agreed to a new, nine-year deal that will keep him with the Chicago Bears (news) through the 2011 season.



Terms of the deal were not immediately available.

Urlacher, the ninth overall pick in the 2000 draft, has 527 career tackles. He's led the Bears in stops in each of his first three seasons, averaging 175 a year.

With 214 tackles last season, he set a franchise record, shattering the previous mark of 190 set by Hall of Famer Dick Butkus in 1972. He won rookie of the year honors in 2000.

In addition to being Chicago's top defensive player, Urlacher has quickly become a fan favorite. He's earned Pro Bowl honors each season and was the top defensive vote-getter by fans last year. His jersey was the top seller in the NFL last season
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[Ryanwb]

I thought that under the CBA, the most amount of years you could sign a player to was 7

 

[PDXChris]

Originally posted by Ryanwb
I thought that under the CBA, the most amount of years you could sign a player to was 7

That is the NBA, there are no limits in the NFL as long as it does not hurt the salary cap

 

[RugbyMuffin]

Easy!

Hey how was the Cardinals supposed to know Thomas Jones stinks. If Jones became a superstar (HA!) it would not have mattered. As stated before the NFL draft is like going to Las Vegas.