Chicago Bears - Urlacher Trade?
The Chicago Bears are one conservative NFL team. Maybe it is their part of NFL history. Maybe the Chicago Bears are just built to stand pat while other NFL teams wheel and deal. However, the Chicago sports stations are tossing the idea that Brian Urlacher may be traded.
The idea that the Chicago Bears would trade their poster boy, the NFL player that most exemplifies what the Chicago Bears stand for, and could be a throwback to an earlier NFL or Chicago Bears day, seems jarring. #54 seems the type of player that would play his entire career with the Chicago Bears, have his number retired on a Monday Night, the whole shebang.
However, the team, although brass does not want to admit as much, could be headed for a rebuilding period, which is not what Chicago Bears fans want to hear. The Bears' Super Bowl appearance was just over a year ago, but it seems more like a decade. The Bears are in disarray, especially on offense. They need all kinds of NFL Draft help, and they even resigned Rex Grossman to ensure future meltdowns on offense.
Indeed, now could be the right time to move Brian Urlacher. His trade value, provided he is healthy, will never be higher, and the draft picks returned could yield big jack in the upcoming NFL Draft. It sounds like sacrilege, but it may be the difference from getting out of the darkness, and staying in the middle of the NFL pack for years to come.