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We've spent a good part of this week discussing feuds of varying degrees, from the dissipating animosity between Brett Favre and the Green Bay Packers to the now-healed relationship between Mike Ditka and the Chicago Bears. Those situations h...

It's hard to fathom, but 12 other players wore No. 89 for the Bears after Mike Ditka left the team following the 1966 season. Here's a quick look at the players, some of them even coached by Ditka, who were the number that will be retired on Dec....

Mike Ditka's final season as a player for the Chicago Bears was in 1966. His last season as their coach was 1992. So why did it take 47 years after his departure as a player, and 21 years after his final season as the coach, to retire the number of o...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Thursday, we broached the topic of whether the Chicago Bears would retire the number of middle linebacker Brian Urlacher. As it turns out, the team is dealing with a backlog on that issue. Almost a half-century af...

The Chicago Bears will retire Mike Ditka's No. 89 on Dec. 9 during halftime of their Monday Night Football game against the Dallas Cowboys at Soldier Field, the team announced Friday. Read entire story....

The Chicago Bears will retire Mike Ditka's No. 89 on Dec. 9 during halftime of their Monday Night Football game against the Dallas Cowboys at Soldier Field, the team announced Friday.

Mike Ditka tells the guys about the Bears' decision to retire his number and more. • ESPN NFL analyst Mike Ditka confirms that his number will be retired by the Bears. Ditka also discusses his relationship with Chicago, Brian Urlacher's retir...

Peering into the NFL's coaching trees reveals that the league's collective knowledge is an organic, ever-evolving entity.

We're Black and Blue All Over: We're down to five unsigned draft choices here in the NFC North after the Chicago Bears wrapped up contracts for their 2013 class over the weekend. First-round draft pick Kyle Long agreed to terms on a four-year deal...

Here are the most interesting stories Wednesday in the AFC East: New England Patriots receiver Julian Edelman is back in a walking boot after re-injuring his right foot. Morning take: The injury woes continue for New England's offense. This is...

Iron Mike Ditka dropped the hammer on the Jets. The Hall of Famer, a guest Tuesday afternoon on SiriusXM NFL Radio, continued his staunch defense of Tim Tebow, expressing his belief that the much-maligned Tebow can play quarterback in the NFL. Dit...

One of the biggest debates currently going this offseason is which NFL team, if any, will take a chance on free-agent quarterback Tim Tebow. The former New York Jets player is available, but he's yet to receive any offers outside of the CFL and Indoo...

Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera has a simple directive for his players starting on day one: "Be a man." Rivera has certainly earned his "man card." He was the son of an Army officer and played linebacker for Mike Ditka on the 1985 Chicago Bear...

Greeny and Golic welcome ESPN NFL analyst Herm Edwards (7:00 a.m. ET), ESPN NFL analyst Mike Ditka (7:30), ESPN NFL analyst Cris Carter (8:00), ESPN Radio's Mark Schlereth (8:15) and ESPN NFL analyst Ron Jaworski (8:30) to the show on Monday morning....

Greeny and Golic welcome Pro Football Hall of Famer Harry Carson (7:30 a.m. ET), Saints QB Drew Brees (8:00), ESPN NFL analyst Mike Ditka (8:30), ESPN NFL analysts Steve Young and Jerry Rice (8:45), Pro Football Hall of Famer Roger Staubach (9:00), P...

The making of the 1985 Chicago Bears' iconic music video.