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Angelo: Urlacher is going to be 100 percent



February 19, 2008
BY BRAD BIGGS bbiggs at suntimes.com

He did not say if the surgery Brian Urlacher had on his neck last
month was a contributing factor in the Bears' decision to make a final
contract push for the services of three-time Pro Bowl linebacker Lance
Briggs, but Jerry Angelo became the first member of the organization
to speak on the medical issue publicly through the team's PR machine
on chicagobears.com.

``We feel good about the prognosis and what the doctors have told us
about Brian's surgery and that he's going to be 100 percent healthy,''
Angelo said. ``He continues to go through the rehab process, which is
going well. It's a concern anytime a player has surgery. But we feel
good that he's going to be back and going. Nobody's said anything to
the contrary, and we'll just go from there.''

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Brian Urlacher is expected to make a full recovery from neck surgery.

(AP)


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It's a concern anytime a player has surgery.

It's a serious concern anytime the face of the franchise has surgery.
No word, either, on whether any other Pro Bowl players have had
surgery other than defensive tackle Tommie Harris, who underwent
arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. It's the second bit of
interesting news to come from Angelo on the team's Web site. He
reiterated earlier in the week his longstanding desire for quarterback
Rex Grossman, also a free-agent-to-be, to return.

Urlacher is expected to be 100 percent well in advance of training
camp, and he might just have his running mate of the last five
seasons—Briggs—alongside him if the club can be successful in
last-minute negotiations with free agency set to open at 11 p.m. Feb.
28.