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To honor the legendary Mike Ditka, ChicagoBears.com takes a look back at "Iron Mike" through the years, including his time as a Hall of Fame tight end and Super Bowl-winning coach. (Photos via Chicago Bears and AP)

Head coach Ben Johnson addresses the media Friday at Halas Hall.

Affectionately known as "Iron Mike" and "Da Coach," Mike Ditka revolutionized the tight end position during a Hall of Fame playing career with the Bears and later led the franchise to a Super Bowl championship as head coach. Ditka's family announced Friday morning that the Bears and NFL legend has passed away at age 86.

More than any other NFL player or coach, Mike Ditka embodied the toughness, grit and blue-collar mentality that earned the Chicago Bears the fearsome nickname the "Monsters of the Midway."

Follow the Bears through the first four weeks of the 2026 season as they embrace a selfless, next-man-up mentality and race out to a 3-1 start. The season begins in Charlotte, where the Bears put together a historic 59-37 win over the Panthers, with exclusive mic'd up moments from running back D'Andre Swift. As injuries test the team over the next few weeks, quarterbacks Case Keenum and Tyson Bagent step up and the Bears continue to lean on one another against the Vikings, Eagles and Jets. Hear more mic'd up moments and interviews with Ben Johnson, Antwaan Randle El, Luther Burden III, T.J. Edwards, Grady Jarrett, Kalif Raymond and others as the Bears show what it means to put the team first through the opening quarter of the season, all in the latest episode of 1920 Football Drive presented by Lexus.

As Tyson Bagent prepares for his second straight start Sunday in Green Bay, the Bears are confident the fourth-year quarterback will run the offense as well as, if not better than, he did in last weekend's 23-12 win over the Jets.

A stingy third-down defense has helped the Bears limit their last three opponents to a combined 28 points, the fewest they've permitted in a three-game span since 2012.

Defensive coordinator Dennis Allen, offensive coordinator Press Taylor, special teams coordinator Richard Hightower address the media Thursday at Halas Hall.

The Chicago Bears Dream Summit Experience Tuesday at Halas Hall was held to inspire students to dream and to provide a roadmap for them to achieve those visions.