January 6, 200620 yr http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2282829 Congrats to the heart and soul of the Bears D. Very well-deserved
January 6, 200620 yr Author Final Voting: Brian Urlacher (34) Dwight Freeney (4) Troy Polamalu (3) Osi Umenyiora (2) Adrian Wilson (2) Champ Bailey (1) Lance Briggs (1) Alex Brown (1) Marcus Stroud (1) Nathan Vasher (1)
January 6, 200620 yr Urlacher is the fifth player to win a top defensive rookie award and also the AP Defensive Player of the Year. Pittsburgh's Joe Greene was rookie of the year in 1969 and defensive player in '74. The Steelers Jack Lambert did it in 1974 and '76. Lawrence Taylor had the rarest double, winning both honors in 1981. He also was the top defensive player in 1982 and '86 for the Giants. San Francisco's Dana Stubblefield was top rookie in 1993 and No. 1 defensive player in '97. That's pretty good company to be in...
January 6, 200620 yr Final Voting: Brian Urlacher (34) Dwight Freeney (4) Troy Polamalu (3) Osi Umenyiora (2) Adrian Wilson (2) Champ Bailey (1) Lance Briggs (1) Alex Brown (1) Marcus Stroud (1) Nathan Vasher (1) lol that list is a who's who of Bears players. congrats it was well deserved!
January 6, 200620 yr How Dwight Freeney gets votes is beyond me. He can't play run defense. All he does is sack people. Julius Peppers/Michael Strahan/Jason Taylor are all more well-rounded.
January 6, 200620 yr Well deserved award for Urlacher. But man, could Vilma have at least gotten one vote?
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