Chicago Bears legend Brian Urlacher slams Illinois Democrats as team prepares to leave state

Chicago Bears fable Brian Urlacher is not happy astir his squad leaving Soldier Field.

"I don’t for illustration them leaving Soldier Field," Urlacher told Fox News Digital. "I can’t image them playing anywhere. It doesn’t matter if it’s Indiana aliases location successful Illinois, I can’t image them leaving Soldier Field."

Urlacher placed blasted connected Democratic leaders successful Chicago and Illinois for nan planned relocation to Hammond, Indiana. This year, Illinois lawmakers grounded to walk authorities providing nan spot taxation certainty and nationalist infrastructure backing nan squad required to build a caller stadium.

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Former Chicago Bears subordinate Brian Urlacher is honored during halftime of a crippled betwixt nan Chicago Bears and nan Seattle Seahawks astatine Soldier Field successful Chicago, Ill., connected Sept. 17, 2018. (Patrick Gorski/USA TODAY Sports)

"I conscionable don’t spot really arsenic a state, legislator, governor, metropolis mayor, really you tin fto this squad time off nan authorities of Illinois, aliases moreover beryllium a taxable of discussion," Urlacher said. "You do what you person to do to support nan Bears there."

The NFL Hall of Famer is peculiarly bothered by nan deficiency of authorities to support nan Bears amid nan state's sanctuary policies that connection taxpayer-funded resources to forbidden immigrants.

"You look astatine each nan money they've fixed to forbidden immigrants and nan money they've group speech for that, it's for illustration $2.5, $3 cardinal that they've spent connected nan forbidden immigrants. That money could beryllium for nan Bears, could beryllium trying to support them, not for nan Bears, but trying to support their stadium successful town, alternatively of keeping group that aren't expected to beryllium successful our state here," Urlacher said.

The State of Illinois was projected to allocate and spent betwixt $2.5 cardinal and $3.2 cardinal connected services, healthcare and support for migrants and forbidden immigrants from 2022 to nan extremity of 2025, according to a study by The Illinois Public Policy Institute.

The Bears person explored options extracurricular their longtime location astatine Soldier Field, including Arlington Heights and, much recently, a imaginable move crossed authorities lines. Urlacher said Illinois officials should person recovered a measurement to support nan franchise from moreover considering Indiana.

"The fans, we person immoderate of nan champion fans successful nan world for immoderate sport," he said. "If I was those guys, I would astir apt do what I had to do to support them successful nan authorities of Illinois. Maybe not astatine Soldier Field, because that was already disconnected nan table, but they had Arlington Heights planned out. They person nan onshore bought already. Find a measurement to support them there, and they person — they conscionable don’t care."

Urlacher was particularly captious of Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s handling of nan situation.

"Obviously not. They’re leaving," Urlacher said erstwhile asked whether Pritzker had done enough.

Jerome Bettis of nan Pittsburgh Steelers runs complete Brian Urlacher of nan Chicago Bears for a touchdown astatine Heinz Field successful Pittsburgh, Pa., connected Dec. 11, 2005. The Steelers defeated nan Bears 21-9. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Still, Urlacher understands that nan team's relocation makes consciousness financially, and will use nan statement connected definite fronts.

"Illinois is not giving them thing tax-wise. They’re not giving them a bully woody connected their stadium," he said. "So Indiana’s offering them thing amended than what Illinois is, truthful why not spell down to nan awesome authorities of Indiana?"

He added that nan team’s expertise to power its ain stadium would beryllium a awesome advantage.

"Business-wise, it makes sense, because they’re going to make much money, because they do not ain Soldier Field," Urlacher said. "All nan money that they make connected Sundays, immoderate of it goes to nan city, immoderate of it goes to nan Bears. What that divvy is, I don’t know. But I deliberation financially it would beryllium much beneficial for them to spell to Hammond."

Urlacher is only somewhat acquainted pinch nan Hammond area. He had been to nan casino location "a mates times" erstwhile he played. Still, he said Bears fans would travel nan team.

"Anywhere nan Bears go, they’re going to person their fans," Urlacher said. "Their games are going to waste retired nary matter what. If it’s successful Arlington Heights, Soldier Field aliases Hammond, they’re going to waste retired nary matter wherever they go."

Urlacher backs President Trump and Jaxson Dart

Urlacher besides said glowingly astir President Donald Trump, saying he supports nan president’s actions.

"Anything that President Trump does, I’m connected committee with," Urlacher said. "Everything he’s done truthful acold has been great, truthful conscionable support it up."

Asked whether Trump should effort to intervene to support nan Bears successful Chicago, Urlacher said he was unsure whether that was thing nan president could influence.

"I don’t deliberation he has that — I mean, he astir apt has each nan powerfulness successful nan world," Urlacher said. "He could do that if he wanted to, but I don’t cognize if that’s successful his realm aliases not."

Urlacher said Trump is "smart astir everything he does business-wise" and "a beautiful sports-savvy guy," but added that his words whitethorn transportation much weight successful Indiana than Illinois.

"He’s astir apt excited they’re going to Indiana," Urlacher said. "It’s a awesome state, large reddish state, truthful tax-wise it’s going to beryllium awesome for nan Bears."

Urlacher besides said he was excited to be nan UFC conflict astatine nan White House.

"I emotion America," Urlacher said. "I deliberation our country’s going successful nan correct direction. Things are getting cleaned up."

Urlacher besides weighed successful connected athletes facing disapproval for governmental involvement.

New York Giants backmost Jaxson Dart was precocious criticized by liberals for introducing Trump astatine a New York rally successful May.

Urlacher called Dart an "awesome kid."

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New York Giants backmost Jaxson Dart and President Donald Trump be an arena wrong Eugene Levy Fieldhouse astatine Rockland Community College successful Suffern, N.Y., connected May 22, 2026. Trump said astir his economical accomplishments successful nan toss-up legislature territory represented by Rep. Mike Lawler, who is up for reelection successful nan November midterm elections. (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg)

"If personification asks you to present nan President of nan United States, I deliberation you person to take, uh, that opportunity and do it. I mean, he did a bully job," Urlacher said.

"He sewage a batch of power for immoderate reason...a fewer years agone personification introduced Obama, and it wasn't a large woody for immoderate reason, but personification does it for Trump, it's a immense deal... The media conscionable runs pinch these things, and they make them a bigger woody than they are."

Urlacher said he would person introduced immoderate president during his playing career.

"Hell yeah, I would have," Urlacher said. "But authorities weren’t a large woody erstwhile I played. No 1 cared backmost then. It didn’t go a large woody till 2016 erstwhile everyone made you take a side."

Urlacher said he would not person cared if 1 of his teammates introduced erstwhile President Barack Obama.

"He’s nan President of nan United States," Urlacher said. "Go ahead."

Urlacher speaks retired against trans jock successful girls’ sports

Urlacher besides addressed nan statement complete transgender athletes successful girls’ and women’s sports, saying he has followed nan rumor "very closely."

"I deliberation that males should compete against males and females should compete against females," Urlacher said. "I don’t deliberation that either should beryllium allowed successful nan different sports."

Urlacher said he would not want his daughters aliases early grandchildren competing against biologic males.

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"I don’t want my daughters playing against men," he said. "If I person grandkids, I don’t want them competing against men either. They should play against women. We’re different. We’re built differently. That’s conscionable nan measurement it is. That’s biology."

Urlacher accused Democrats, including Pritzker, of siding pinch nan progressive helping of nan statement connected nan issue.

"That’s thing that they’re trying to push connected that far-left broadside of that party, and they’re really sticking to it," Urlacher said.

Urlacher excited astir Caleb Williams, Ben Johnson and Bears’ future

Despite his concerns astir nan franchise’s stadium situation, Urlacher said he is optimistic astir nan Bears connected nan field.

He praised caller caput coach Ben Johnson and said nan Bears’ young quarterback, Caleb Williams, is simply a awesome logic for excitement.

"Ben Johnson’s done a awesome occupation since they hired him," Urlacher said. "I deliberation he wanted it because of Caleb. You spot why now. The kid’s been unbelievable."

Urlacher said Williams’ maturation from his first play to his 2nd has been "pretty awesome," and he believes nan backmost will proceed to amended arsenic nan Bears build astir him.

Caleb Williams of nan Chicago Bears throws a walk against nan Green Bay Packers during nan NFC Wild Card Playoff crippled astatine Soldier Field successful Chicago, Illinois, connected Jan. 10, 2026. (Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

"His accomplishment group is benignant of unmatched pinch nan measurement he runs, nan measurement he throws nan football," Urlacher said. "A batch of guys tin tally nan ball, but they don’t propulsion it arsenic well, aliases they propulsion it really good, but don’t tally it arsenic well. He’s sewage both."

Urlacher besides dismissed immoderate interest complete Williams appearing connected nan screen of Madden.

"I do not," Urlacher said erstwhile asked if he believes successful nan Madden curse. "What a awesome grant for him to beryllium connected there."

American Century Championship remains a summertime highlight

Urlacher besides discussed 1 of his favourite yearly events, nan American Century Championship personage play tourney successful Lake Tahoe.

"Our summertime is scheduled astir this arena each year," Urlacher said. "Tahoe’s beautiful, but nan 3 days of title playing against different guys successful different sports and acting and each that worldly is simply a batch of nosy arsenic well."

Urlacher said nan tournament’s instrumentality ambiance adds to nan pressure.

"The golf. The competition," Urlacher said erstwhile asked astir his favourite portion of nan event. "Golf’s hard, but you get group watching you, it gets moreover harder."

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Urlacher joked that his main extremity is simple: hit erstwhile MLB subordinate Kevin Millar.

"We person a broadside bet," Urlacher said. "We’re very akin successful handicap, truthful he’s nan feline I want to beat."