Former member of the 85 Bears Dennis McKinnon has made some shocking allegations about his former team and coach, Mike Ditka. Here is what he said: ...

Former Bears coach Mike Ditka even said if he had a young son today, he wouldn’t allow him to play football. Gumbel calls the ’85 Bears football’s “ultimate cautionary tale.” ...

(CBS) Like the rest of Chicago, Mike Ditka is having a hard time comprehending how this Bears' season has derailed into a 3-5 mark at the midpoint. In a piece in the Chicago Sun-Times, Ditka said ...

Mike Ditka was named head coach of the New Orleans Saints in 1997 after an 11-year tenure with the Chicago Bears. Ditka coached the Saints until 1999, then worked for ESPN from 2004-2016. Sports ...

Whether the 1985 Bears, 2000 Ravens or 2002 Bucs can claim the NFL's best-ever defense, one thing is clear: Bears coach Mike Ditka and defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan rode herd on the most ...

Former Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka remembered the legacy of Buddy Ryan during an interview with WGN Morning News. Ryan was the Bears’ former defensive coordinator who worked alongside Ditka.

According to Bears coach Mike Ditka, the Lions helped make one of the NFL's greatest teams even better. In the regular-season finale at the Pontiac Silverdome on Dec. 22, 1985, Ditka refused to ...

A new book revisits the 1985 Chicago Bears, whose iconic coaches—Mike Ditka and defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan—despised each other.

(CBS) Ron Rivera has been in this very position before. In fact, it was 30 years ago that he was part of a Bears team that entered the Super Bowl with just a single loss to its name. Now, Rivera's ...

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Rivera still remembers a couple lessons Hall of Fame head coach Mike Ditka taught that Bears team in the days leading up to their 46-10 win over the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl.

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