FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2010 file photo, Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher (54) reacts to a play with teammate Lance Briggs (55) during an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Chicago. Between the wrist injury last year and the neck and back problems before that, there were all sorts of questions about Urlacher. Teammates, however, insist they had no doubts. Now, Urlacher is up to his old Pro Bowl tricks again for the Bears. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Hershey goalie Philipp Grubauer, center, and teammate Garrett Stafford helps defend the net in second period action during the AHL game in the Giant Center between the Syracuse Crunch and the Hershey Bears on Sunday, March 3, 2013. Bears went on to win the game 5 - 3. (AP Photo, Lebanon Daily News, Glen Gray)
Lovie Smith went 81-63 as Chicago's head coach — including 10-6 this past season — but after the Bears missed the playoffs for the fifth time in six seasons, he was fired. Smith was interviewed for three vacant positions, but he remains out of work. (Associated Press)
FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2011, file photo, Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman (25) celebrates his interception against the Chicago Bears with teammate Brandon Browner (39) in the second half of an NFL football game in Chicago. Browner is back from his four-game suspension for using a banned substance. Sherman won his appeal of a similar suspension. Instead of the Seahawks going into the playoff short-handed, they'll be nearly full strength. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2011, file photo, Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman (25) celebrates his interception against the Chicago Bears with teammate Brandon Browner (39) in the second half of an NFL football game in Chicago. Browner is back from his four-game suspension for using a banned substance. Sherman won his appeal of a similar suspension. Instead of the Seahawks going into the playoff short-handed, they'll be nearly full strength. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Arizona Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt watches his team prior to an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)
Arizona Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt watches his team prior to an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Paul Connors)
Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith watches from the sidelines during the third quarter of the Bears' 26-24 win against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in Detroit on Dec. 30, 2012. (Associated Press)
Chicago Bears head coach Lovie Smith watches from the sidelines during the third quarter of the Bears' 26-24 win against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in Detroit on Dec. 30, 2012. (Associated Press)
