Bears legend Brian Urlacher shares stance on trans athletes in girls' sports as issue rocks Illinois

Awake Illinois founder Shannon Adcock joins 'America Reports' to discuss the debate over transgender athletes in girls' sports after female track runners were defeated by a biological male.

Former Chicago Bears star linebacker Brian Urlacher made his stance known on the issue of transgender athletes in women's and girls' sports as the debate creates a divide in the state where he made his reputation – Illinois. 

Urlacher shared his opinion on the issue during an interview on the "Global View" podcast on May 9 and questioned why it is even a debate in some circles.

"Why is it even a debate? A woman is a woman and a man is a man… you're born with what you're born with," Urlacher said. 

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Jerome Bettis, #36 of the Pittsburgh Steelers, runs over Brian Urlacher, #54 of the Chicago Bears, for a touchdown on Dec. 11, 2005 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Urlacher even referenced an ongoing controversy in Minnesota, where a transgender pitcher is currently dominating the girls' softball season. The trans athlete reportedly won 14 straight games heading into the playoffs and earned first-team All-State honors rocked the state in recent weeks. 

"It's just different because we are men, there are certain things we do better than women, and it's just, number one, it's not fair, and if I had a daughter who had to be forced to play against a man I would not be okay with it and I would raise hell about it," Urlacher said. 

"I just don't get it, it's a common sense thing, I just don't see how you can push this and make someone thing they're a different sex."

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