FILE - Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka fields question during an NFL football news conference, Jan. 9, 1985 in Suwanee, Ga. (AP Photo/Joe Holloway, Jr., File)

FILE - Former Chicago Bears player and football coach Mike Ditka waits for the halftime ceremony where his No. 89 was to be retired by the Bears during an NFL football game between the Bears and the Dallas Cowboys, Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

FILE - Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka talks with quarterback Mike Hohensee during NFL football practice, Thursday, Sept. 25, 198, in Lake Forest, Ill. (AP Photo/Charles Bennet, File)

FILE - In this Oct. 16, 1966, file photo, Chicago Bears tight end Mike Ditka (89) is tackled after a pass reception during an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers at Wrigley Field in Chicago. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - In this Jan. 26, 1986, file photo, Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka is carried off the field by Steve McMichael, left, and William Perry after the Bears defeated the New England Patriots 46-10 in NFL football's Super Bowl XX in New Orleans. Willie Gault (83) and Maury Buford (8) join the celebration. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin, File)

FILE - Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka strikes a prayerful pose as he watches the team workout, Jan. 26, 1986 in New Orleans before the start of NFL football's Super Bowl XX. (AP Photo/Rob Kozloff, File)

Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders perform before an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Chicago Bears linebacker D'Marco Jackson (48) celebrates after intercepting a pass in the end zone during the first half of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots in Chicago, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)