Free agent MLB Brian Urlacher has been in touch with the Vikings in recent days. A Vikings source confirmed the news to the Chicago Tribune, but said Minnesota was just "monitoring" the situation. The Vikings have a gaping hole at middle linebacker with Jasper Brinkley being a free agent. Chicago has yet to offer a counter proposal to the two-year contract Urlacher's camp brought to the team last week, and GM Phil Emery says it is an "ongoing process." The Cardinals and Cowboys also have a level of interest in Urlacher, but the feeling among them is that Urlacher returns to the Bears at some point.