Urlacher, Hester Also Make All-Decade Team

Center Olin Kreutz may have been the only Chicago Bear to make the offensive All-Decade list put together by ESPN, but he wasn’t the only Bear to make the overall list. Brian Urlacher easily made the cut at linebacker for the All-Decade defensive lineup, and Devin Hester made the Special Teams list for returner.

The list compiler for the defensive list, Mike Sando said of Urlacher, “At his best, the 260-pound Urlacher was athletic enough to play the deep middle in coverage, yet strong enough to punish receivers and running backs on underneath plays.”

Hester got his own praise from special teams compiler Kevin Seifert, who wrote, “Hester’s impact has been relatively brief but nonetheless historic. He set an NFL record for touchdown returns during a season in both 2006 and 2007, and his total of 11 over that span ranks him fourth all-time in the NFL.”

Last season, Urlacher started every game and finished with 93 tackles, 10 passes defended and two interceptions. Hester’s role has changed a lot in the last couple seasons as he has been moved to wide receiver following a hefty pay increase. If the Bears don’t add another receiver, Hester is set to be the team’s number one target. See them play with Chicago Bears tickets from StubHub.

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