Brian Urlacher has been selected to numerous Pro Bowls and been named an All-Pro many times. He is just the fifth player in Bears team history to receive Pro Bowl selections in each of their first 4 NFL seasons (Rick Casares, Mike Ditka, Dick Butkus, and Gale Sayers.)

His career awards include: NFL Defensive Rookie-of-the-Year (2000), 2-time NFC Defensive Player-of-the-Week (10/7/01, 9/15/02), NFC Special Teams Player-of-the-Week (12/23/01) and NFC Defensive Rookie-of-the-Month (Oct. 2000.) He also became the second Bears rookie ever to lead team in tackles while being recognized by his teammates as the rookie recipient of the Brian Piccolo Award.

In 2011, Urlacher was awarded the Ed Block Courage Award for being a role model of inspiration, sportsmanship, and courage. He retired from the NFL in 2013.