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- Full name: Lance Marell Briggs
- Born: November 12, 1980Official Team Site: Lance Briggs
- Birthplace: Sacramento, California
- Nationality: American
- Jersey:
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- Height: 6' 1"
- Weight: 240 lbs
- Position: Outside Linebacker
- High School: Elk Grove High SchoolOfficial Team Site: Lance Briggs
- College: University of ArizonaOfficial Team Site: Lance Briggs
- NFL Draft: Third round (68th overall) pick by Chicago Bears in 2003Official Team Site: Lance Briggs
- A four-time Pro Bowl selectionChicago Tribune: Briggs named to 4th straight Pro Bowl
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Professional football linebacker Lance Briggs who currently plays for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was also named to the 2009 NFC Pro Bowl team.Chicago Tribune: Briggs named to 4th straight Pro Bowl
In April of 2009, Briggs, who visited with fans with a bandage on his hand, stated that he accidentally cut himself while shaving, using an old-fashioned straight razor. If he failed to notify the Bears of the injury, he could be disciplined under his contract terms.ESPN.com: Report: Briggs Says He Cut Himself
Early Years
Briggs attended Elk Grove High School in California where he was a three-year letterman. He was a three-time first-team All-Pac-10 Conference selection as a linebacker at the University of Arizona where he was named team's Defensive Most Valuable Player as a senior.Official Team Site: Lance BriggsPro Career
He entered NFL as a third-round selection (68th overall) by Chicago in the 2003 NFL draft. He was named to Pro Bowl for 4 consecutive seasons (2005-2008). According to STATS, Inc., he leads all linebackers and ranks second overall in stuffs over the past five seasons. He also became the first linebacker in NFL history to return an interception for a score in each of his first three campaigns.Official Team Site: Lance Briggs-
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Lance Briggs Questions
Who was the superior bicycle racer, Lance Armstrong, or Eddy Merckx? 1 AnswerFor me Armstrong is the better, he was committed totally to that one aim of winning the tour every year. Whilst not as versatile it takes so much focus and dete... read more
Open Thread: Lance Corporal Joshua M. Bernard 3 AnswersI can tell my answer's going to be very unpopular here, but since this is an "Open Thread", I guess I'll go ahead and give you my honest opinion: I think journa... read more
Where can I find copies of the Father Christimas books by Raymond Briggs? 1 AnswerYou can get Father Christmas, Father Christmas Goes on Holiday, The Complete Father Christmas, Father Christmas having a Wonderful time and more all by Raymond ... read more
How much does Lance Armstrong weigh? 2 AnswersIn the cover story on Lance in the latest Men's Health they list him as 160 lbs. I've also included a link below to a forum with a bunch of speculators. But mos... read more
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Lance Briggs Vital Stats
- Mahalo's Guide to the Chicago Bears
- Pro-Football-Reference.com: Career Stats
- Height: 6' 1"
- Weight: 240 lbs
- Professional Debut: 2003
Lance Briggs Timeline
- November 12, 1980: Born in Sacramento, California
- 1999 - 2002: first-team All Pac-10 selection at University of Arizona
- 2003: Drafted by the Chicago Bears
- July 25, 2003: Signed contract with Bears
- 2003 - Present: Chicago Bears
- 2005 - 2008: Named to NFC Pro Bowl
- March 7, 2008: Signed six-year contract with Chicago
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@CNESEMAN @tomkaters You gents (along with Brian) did a great job on the Lance Briggs interview. Kudos.
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Listened to the Around Comics podcast with Lance Briggs today, pretty cool but I wanted to know if Briggs has ever read NFL Superpro!
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Head on over to Lance Briggs' site and tell him how much you enjoyed him on AC this week! http://bit.ly/5LMVrM
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I never thought much of 49ers' charge--mostly guesswork and circumstantial. Very different than Lance Briggs case.
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I am standing 20 feet from lance briggs
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