Briggs in 2011 | |||||||||||||
No. 55 | |||||||||||||
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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Born: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | November 12, 1980||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 244 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Elk Grove (CA) | ||||||||||||
College: | Arizona (1999–2002) | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2003 / Round: 3 / Pick: 68 | ||||||||||||
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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]