Mike Ditka has a message for the NFL and Congressional leaders: More action, not studies. ...more

October 27, 2009

There are about 1,500 active players in the National Football League. According to the organization Gridiron Greats, approximately 15 of them responded with money late in the regular season during a fundraising day for retired players battling medical and financial issues. The retirees took their case to the public Thursday at a news conference in the Super Bowl media center. ...more

January 30, 2009

Although most of the nation's attention is on the players who will participate in Sunday's Super Bowl, the red carpet was rolled out Wednesday night for NFL athletes from years past. ...more

January 29, 2009

While most of the nation's attention is on the players who will participate in Sunday's Super Bowl, some of the red carpet was rolled out Wednesday night for NFL athletes from years past. Roger Staubach, Tony Dorsett and Mike Golic were just some of the well-known names at the Mike Ditka Gridiron Greats Dinner of Champions. The event was held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. ...more

January 28, 2009

DICK ANDERSON Dick Anderson, 62, was drafted by the Dolphins in 1968 and was named to three Pro Bowls at safety before retiring in 1978. Anderson earned NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors in 1973 and joined the Dolphins Honor Roll in 2006. ...more

January 27, 2009

NBC has signed retired coach Tony Dungy as a commentator for the network's pregame coverage of Super Bowl XLIII. Dungy, who recently returned to Tampa after leaving the Indianapolis Colts, will join another newcomer to NBC's coverage team, Mike Holmgren, the former Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers coach. ...more

January 23, 2009

The sense of betrayal was palpable. When a group of former NFL players gathered in a Tampa hotel ballroom last week to raise awareness for the needs of their peers, they spoke from the heart about the plight of pro football's pioneers. ...more

November 16, 2008

Mike Ditka walked out of the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital a changed man. ...more

November 13, 2008

Gene Upshaw's associates say he logged 10 miles a day on the treadmill to stay in shape. ...more

August 24, 2008

Frank Sinatra and Frank Zappa each recorded it. Mike Ditka and Ozzy Osbourne each performed it. ...more

July 15, 2008