Urlacher agrees to extension through 2012

[sportsrule90]

Glad the Bears got this taken care of early rather than soon considering training camp starts today..so there are no distractions anymore. Urlacher is the face of the franchise and it seems like the Bears are doing everything they can to re-sign their defensive players to keep the core-intact as they signed Briggs a while back too. Urlacher brings leadership and toughness to the team plus he produces the stats as he made the pro bowl many times. Go Bears!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/...bears_urlacher

LAKE FOREST, Ill. - The Chicago Bears and linebacker Brian Urlacher agreed to a contract extension Monday through the 2012 season, according to published reports.
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The Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times reported that the extension is worth $18 million, including a $6 million signing bonus. The Bears declined to confirm the deal.

Players were scheduled to report to training camp at Olivet Nazarene University in Bourbonnais on Tuesday. The Bears are still looking to sign top draft choice Chris Williams, an offensive tackle.

Urlacher, entering his ninth season, signed a nine-year, $57 million contract in 2003 that would have expired after 2011.

Last season, Urlacher played with an arthritic back condition and also had minor offseason neck surgery. Urlacher, 30, has been selected for the Pro Bowl six times and has 15 career interceptions and 37 1/2 sacks

[Fresh27]

this will essentially keep urlacher at the bears for the rest of his career which is a good move because when i think of the bears i think of urlacher and that D. it is a pretty good extnesion for urlacher although in a few years time i think they moght re-negotiate those terms. hopefully urlacher has an injury free season because last year he really struggled in some games but towards the end he started to play like his old self.