"Brian Urlacher rushed out of town Tuesday to attend to a family emergency in Arizona involving his mother, the Tribune has learned.

Urlacher is expected to be away from the Bears for several days and his status for Sunday's game against the Saints is unclear. Teammates, the coaching staff and members of the front office are aware of Urlacher's situation but no further information was available Tuesday night.

The Bears took Monday and Tuesday off following Sunday's 30-12 season-opening victory over the Falcons in which Urlacher scored a touchdown on a fumble return and intercepted a Matt Ryan pass. He also had 10 tackles."