Brian Urlacher has some strong thoughts on Indiana stadium decision

Earlier this week, Bears legendary linebacker Brian Urlacher joined Kevin Clark of ESPN and gave his two cents on the organization’s decision to move to Indiana:

“I do not like the Bears playing anywhere but Soldier Field. Even when they were going to Arlington Heights, which is in Illinois, they were going to be in a dome. And if they go to Indiana, they’ll be in a dome. I don’t like the idea of them playing in a dome anywhere.

I understand, financially, it makes a ton of sense. They don’t own Soldier Field, so Sunday’s are not very profitable for them. If these were the Cowboys, Jerry Jones owns that stadium. He’s doing pretty well on Sunday’s.

“The Bears don’t own their stadium, and the state of Illinois is not giving them as good of a deal as maybe they should. Indiana is willing to offer them more. I don’t like it, but I get it. It’s only 25 minutes from downtown, so what’s the big deal? Besides playing in a dome, which I don’t like.”

As one can see, Urlacher does not see the Bears leaving the city of Chicago as that big of a deal because the new stadium site (presumably) is just 25 minutes away. However, he bemoans the fact that the team will likely now be playing in a dome, which he sees as an affront to traditional Bears football (which it is).