Former Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher wants to buy the New York Mets.
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Former Bears LB Brian Urlacher is reportedly interested in buying the New York Mets.
Former Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher has reportedly joined a team of investors looking to buy the New York Mets, per Vaughn McClure of ESPN. The Hall of Famer will join Kansas City Chiefs All-Pro Travis Kelce, former Dallas Cowboys running back DeMarco Murray, singer/actress Jennifer Lopez and her fiancé, former Yankee Alex Rodriguez, in a bid to purchase the franchise.
Urlacher and company have submitted a bid of $1.7 billion, which is slightly less than the $2 billion bid put forth by billionaire and hedge fund manager Steve Cohen — although McClure said Mets COO Jeff Wilpon “would prefer to sell to the Rodriguez-Lopez group if its offer is close to the best bid at the end of the auction, according to the Post,” so Urlacher still has a shot at adding another title to his résumé.
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Urlacher, who spent all 13 of his NFL seasons with the Bears, was a four-time All-Pro in that time. Since retiring after the 2012 season, he has partaken in multiple business endeavors, including buying a landscape company and endorsing Restore, a hair restoration company.
