"Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher showed no signs that he's slowing down Thursday when he responded to criticism from the Cincinnati Bengals' Dhani Jones.

Jones left Urlacher off his list of top-10 linebackers during a recent NFL Network appearance, asking, "When's the last time Brian Urlacher got off a block?" Jones, a sixth-round draft pick out of Michigan in 2000, has played for four NFL teams and is best known for his offseason work as an analyst and for his bow-tie business.

"I think we were drafted in the same class, right? ... I haven't heard anything about him since then," Urlacher told "The Waddle & Silvy Show" on WMVP-AM 1000. "I saw him on a TV show with a bow tie on, though. So I know him better for the way he dresses than what he does on the football field. Look, guys are going to talk. I've definitely had a lot worse things said about me publicly from guys, so I can live with it."

Urlacher praised another member of that 2000 draft class: former New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress, who recently was released from prison and is a free agent. The Bears are said to be in need of a big receiver, and Urlacher was asked if he'd be a fit with the Bears.

"I'm a big fan of his and always have been a big fan of his football-wise," Urlacher said. "Every time we play against him, he gives us fit. ... He's a tough matchup for any corner. He's a big guy, a good red-zone guy.""