Lance Briggs

Lance Briggs
	Briggs in 2011
No. 55
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	November 12, 1980 (age 43); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	244 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school:	Elk Grove (CA)
College:	Arizona (1999–2002)
NFL draft:	2003 / Round: 3 / Pick: 68
Career history
	Chicago Bears (2003–2014);
Career highlights and awards
	2× First-team All-Pro (2005, 2006); Second-team All-Pro (2009); 7× Pro Bowl (2005–2011); 100 greatest Bears of All-Time; 3× First-team All-Pac-10 (2000, 2001, 2002);
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:
Total tackles:	1,181
Sacks:	15.0
Forced fumbles:	16
Fumble recoveries:	7
Interceptions:	16
Defensive touchdowns:	6
	Player stats at PFR

Lance Marell Briggs^[1] (born November 12, 1980) is an American former professional football linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Arizona Wildcats and was selected by the Bears in the third round of the 2003 NFL draft, where he played his entire 12-year career. He was a seven-time Pro Bowl selection. Briggs played alongside Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Brian Urlacher during his tenure with the Bears. The two would be regarded as one of the greatest linebacker tandems in NFL history.^[2]^[3]

^ "Lance Briggs Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 26, 2023.
^ Dickerson, Jeff (January 3, 2012). "Caught in draft: Angelo's hits and misses". ESPN. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
^ Taft, Jay (September 10, 2010). "Together again: Briggs, Urlacher anchor Bears' linebacker corps". Rockford register Star. Retrieved January 9, 2024.