Brian Urlacher’s Top 3 Bears Linebackers of All-Time

8x Pro Bowl & 2005 NFL Defensive Player of the Year Brian Urlacher recently went on Bussin’ With the Boys and shared his top Bears Linebackers of all time with him highlighting the list but surprisingly not at No.1.

Fans can follow Urlacher on Twitter or Instagram as he’s still very active with collaborations and as a guest on podcasts like Uncut with Jay Cutler.

The Chicago Bears are one of the most storied franchises of all time and there is no position in their history that has produced more HOF’s than Linebacker. Every decade since 1960, Chicago has had a Hall of Fame MIKE anchoring the defense. From Dick Butkus during the 1960s and 1970s to Mike Singletary in the 1980s and 1990s to Brian Urlacher running the show in the 2000s and 2010s.

It’s hard to argue any franchise has had a better top three at the LB position over their history than the team that plays in the Windy City. If all 32 NFL teams fielded an all-time team with 3 Linebackers on the field (assuming a 4-3 defense), that second level for Chicago would be as devastating as any.

Known for their running game on offense and hard-hitting nature on defense, “Da Bears” have always fielded a stout Linebacker corps that can fly sideline-to-sideline. The NFL has become much more of a passing league recently but when these icons played, their #1 job was to stop the run and they consistently bulldozed blockers, found the right angle, and brought the runner to the ground with ease.

If this was expanded to be a top-5 list like most of PSO’s rankings, it’s likely that Bill George and Lance Briggs would be the other highly-qualified ‘Backers to crack the ranking considering their career accomplishments and accolades.

Here are the top 3 greatest Chicago Bears Linebackers of all time. Create your own rankings below!