PHOTOS: Mike Ditka through the years FILE - Former Chicago Bears player and coach Mike Ditka speaks at a news conference, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2009, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File) (Kiichiro Sato/AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)
PHOTOS: Mike Ditka through the years FILE - Former NFL coach and University of Pittsburgh alumnus, Mike Ditka speaks at a news conference for the retirement of the No. 75 jersey for former Pittsburgh offensive lineman Jim Covert before an NCAA football game between the Pittsburgh and the Notre Dame, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File) (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
PHOTOS: Mike Ditka through the years FILE - Big Mike Ditka, named lineman of the week by the Associated Press, looks over film of the Notre Dame squad with Pitt coach Johnny Michelosen, Nov. 2, 1960 in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/File) (WFS/AP Photo/WFS)
PHOTOS: Mike Ditka through the years FILE - In this Jan. 26, 1986 file photo shows, Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka reaches out to shake hands with New England Patriots coach Raymond Berry after the Bears won the NFL football Super Bowl XX game in New Orleans. (AP Photo/File) (AP Photo/)
PHOTOS: Mike Ditka through the years FILE - President Barack Obama, left, is presented with a team jersey by former Bears' head coach Mike Ditka, right, as he stands with the 1985 Super Bowl XX Champions Chicago Bears NFL football team during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 7, 2011.(AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivai)
PHOTOS: Mike Ditka through the years 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) (Phil Sandlin/AP Photo/Phil Sandlin)
PHOTOS: Mike Ditka through the years 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) (Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
PHOTOS: Mike Ditka through the years FILE - Chicago Bears football coach Mike Ditka, watches from the sidelines during the Bears loss to the New England Patriots in an NFL football game in Foxboro, Mass., Nov. 2, 1988. (AP Photo/File) (Anonymous/AP Photo/Anonymous)
PHOTOS: Mike Ditka through the years 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) (AP Photo/)
PHOTOS: Mike Ditka through the years FILE - New Orleans Saints head coach Mike Ditka, right, yells at offical Bill Lovett during he first half of the Saints 20-3 loss to the Falcons in Atlanta, Sunday, Nov. 23, 1997. (AP Photo/Alan Mothner, File) (Alan Mothner/AP Photo/Alan Mothner)
PHOTOS: Mike Ditka through the years 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) (Rob Kozloff/AP Photo/Rob Kozloff)
PHOTOS: Mike Ditka through the years FILE - Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka, second from right, reacts to a play while standing on the sidelines during an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins at RFK Stadium in Washington, Nov. 13, 1988. (AP Photo/Win McNamee, File) (Win McNamee/AP Photo/Win McNamee)
PHOTOS: Mike Ditka through the years 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) (Charles Bennet/AP Photo/Charles Bennet)
PHOTOS: Mike Ditka through the years 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) (Joe Holloway, Jr./AP Photo/Joe Holloway, Jr.)
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