How Fame Nearly Cost Brian Urlacher Everything | Sage Steele Show EP 119

Sage Steele sits down with Hall of Fame linebacker Brian Urlacher for a wide-ranging and unfiltered conversation that goes far beyond football. Brian explains why he started speaking up on the issues he calls common sense, from protecting women's sports to the treatment of Sophie Cunningham and Caitlin Clark in the WNBA, and why he believes so many wealthy male athletes stay silent when they know better. He and Sage get into the cancellation he faced from his own team, how speaking his mind shrank his circle to real friends, and why he has no regrets about it. Then the conversation turns personal: why he quit coaching his own son to be his father instead, the "no-men" who kept him humble through 13 seasons, what sudden money really does to a person, and why he would never trade his gold jacket for a Super Bowl ring. Plus a deep dive into the 2026 Bears, Caleb Williams, the greatest defenses of all time, and the stadium mess in Chicago. A candid conversation about courage, fatherhood, and football on The Sage Steele Show. New episodes every week. The views expressed are the guests' own.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

04:40 Why Urlacher Became More Outspoken About Politics

09:20 Colin Kaepernick, the National Anthem & Athletes Speaking Out

15:30 The NFL, COVID & Standing By What You Believe

23:00 Growing Up Without Money & Urlacher's Path to the NFL