The Chicago Bears have released a statement in the wake of Brian Urlacher's retirement from the game, and it really hits home about how much he meant to this franchise.

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Brian Urlacher has officially announced his retirement from the Chicago Bears and he did it via Twitter. So we figured we'd go to Twitter and see what the Twitterverse is saying about #54.

Chicago Bears legendary middle linebacker Brian Urlacher has retired.

Chicago Bears Offseason news and notes

Are you confident in the Bears backfield? Matt Forte and Michael Bush are back as the Bears one-two punch out of the backfield. Armando Allen emerged from last season with the third string spot and will look to fend off Michael Ford this offseason.

The Super Bowl cities for the next few super bowls have been announced, and there's no Miami in there to be found.

2013 won't be the first time Jay Cutler has worked with the West Coast Offense. This will actually be his 5th professional season working in some form of the WCO, so how has he fared in the past?

Chicago Bears Offseason news and notes