The Bears are sending five players to the Pro Bowl this year.  31-year old LB Lance Briggs had earned this honor as he has played outstanding ball this year.  Briggs has played in 15 games for the Bears so far this year and he has 100 tackles, 10 tackles for a loss, 2 forced fumbles, 4 passes defensed and 1 interception.  33-year old fellow LB Brian Urlacher is making another trip to the Pro Bowl.  He has played in 15 games for the Bears so far this year and he has 92 tackles, 5 tackles for a loss, 2 fumble recoveries, 7 passes defensed and 3 interceptions.  30-year old CB Charles Tillman has turned in a really solid season for the Bears.  He has played in 15 games for the Bears so far this year and he has 93 tackles, 11 passes defensed, 2 interceptions (one returned for a TD), 1 sack, 3 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries and 3 tackles for a loss.  26-year old CB Corey Graham was selected to the Pro Bowl as a special teams player.  He has played in 15 games for the Bears so far this year and he has 13 tackles, 2 forced fumbles, 3 passes defensed and 3 interceptions.  26-year old RB Matt Forte won’t play in the Pro Bowl, but he has been elected to it.  Forte played in 12 games for the Bears this year and he carried the ball 203 times for 997 yards (4.9 ypc) with 3 TD runs.  He also caught 52 passes for 490 yards (9.4 avg) with 1 TD grab this year.

29-year old linebacker Lance Briggs is the only Chicago Bears’ player going to the Pro Bowl this season.  He has played in 14 games for the Bears this season and he has made 106 tackles, 5 tackles for a loss, defensed 5 passes, has 2.5 sacks and 1 interception.  This is a Pro Bowl that’s well deserved for Briggs who didn’t have a lot of help on defense this season due to injuries.