Let's look at his regular season stats during his career:
-7 Pro Bowls-170 starts in 173 games-1181 tackles-97 Tackles for loss-15 sacks-16 interceptions-18 forced fumbles.-6 career touchdowns
Briggs made 7 pro bowls and 2 all-pro selections.
Lance was, unfortunately for him, in the shadow of all-time great Brian Urlacher for most of his career. Briggs was still a very dominant defender for all of his career. The role he played was so crucial. He had an impact that went beyond the stats sheet or the achievements.
As we said, he was oftentimes overlooked for awards and nominations due to the spotlight that his teammate Urlacher was receiving. Lance was still amazing. Here is a little appreciation post in his honor:
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11 AVRIL | 148 ANSWERS This player was the most underrated linebacker for years! Should Lance Briggs make the hall of fame? | ||
Yes | 120 | 81.1 % |
No | 28 | 18.9 % |
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