Brian Urlacher Had Surgery for 8 Hours to Get His Hair Back

When he was in the NFL, Bears' linebacker Brian Urlacher was most known for being a total badass. He hit hard, he worked harder, and he made tackles. And he did it all as a bald man. Throughout almost his entire pro career, Urlacher sported the same Mr. Clean look that was equal parts practical (for avoiding helmet hair, at least) and straight-up intimidating. But now that he's retired, Urlacher wanted to live his best everyman life—which apparently included a full head of hear. As a result, he underwent an 8-hour follicle replacement surgery in pursuit of a new, bald-no-more mane.

Urlacher explained the process to Dan Patrick, which was done by a company called Restore by Katona. Throughout time, countless bald men have been duped by so-called "miracle cures" but the way Restore works is simple: follicles are taken from the back of the head (where many balding men still have hair) and placed on the top of the head. Given the fact that the average person has 100,000 hair follicles on their head, it's understandable that this process would take as long as it does. The 38-year-old didn't open up about why exactly he was tired of being bald, but he did share that his daughter thought the look was "not bad."