1961 - Selected first round, fifth overall by the Chicago Bears in the NFL Draft; and also selected first round, eighth overall by the Houston Oilers in the AFL Draft. (At the time, the AFL and NFL ...

Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Ditka issued a statement Tuesday night clarifying comments he made in regard to NFL players choosing to kneel during the playing of the national anthem. "The ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera plans to give his players and staff the same advice in preparing for Super Bowl 50 that Mike Ditka gave the 1985 Chicago Bears. "One of the things ...

Legendary National Football League head coach Mike Ditka does not approve of athletes who kneel during the national anthem, according to multiple news outlets. Last week, Ditka recently became the ...

*You can add ex-Chicago Bears player and coach Mike Ditka to your crazy old coot list – if his name wasn’t already on it – for his antiquated comments about the state of race issues in this country as ...

Hall of Fame coach Mike Ditka didn't mince words when asked his opinion of San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneeling during the national anthem prior to NFL games. "I think it's a ...

There was a little Mike Ditka in Matt Nagy and his players didn't mind hearing it one bit. When the Bears coach went on a Ditka-like tirade on Friday about his offense's execution—or lack therof—the ...

From time to time, pro sports commentators like to make a point about certain players who seem to have the words "future coach" attached to their names even while they're still playing the game. The ...