Brian Urlacher was extremely disappointed when the Chicago Bears decided to move on from the free agent, but the franchise recently reached out to the linebacker.

After a cool-down period, chairman George McCaskey reached out to Urlacher in recent days.

"He was very gracious," he said. "Brian knows how we feel about him. He's one of the all-time great Bears. He continued the outstanding linebacker legacy with the Bears."

McCaskey did leave the door open for Urlacher's return if the right scenario presents itself.

"That's up to the market and (general manager) Phil (Emery) and (head coach) Marc (Trestman)," McCaskey said. "We'll see what happens."