Jun 26, 2020 · Many things have gone into the misery that is Chicago Bears quarterbacks after the past seven decades. For the briefest moment though in the 1980s, it looked like the team …

Aug 12, 2020 · With the Miami Dolphins leading the Chicago Bears late in the game, Bears coach Mike Ditka turned to quarterback Jim McMahon and told him to get in the game. “About six …

He was the first player taken by rookie head coach Mike Ditka, and while Halas (who died the following year) and Ditka both privately liked their new quarterback, to the public they all …

Nov 15, 2016 · McMahon, who had missed the prior four games due to a shoulder injury, suffered a torn rotator cuff and was lost for the season, and the Bears were one-and-done in the …

Jim McMahon on Mike Ditka Firing Jan 5, 1993

Mar 1, 2016 · Former Bears coach Mike Ditka had a pretty good seven-season run with Jim McMahon as his quarterback in Chicago.

Aug 8, 2021 · That was the essence of the wake-up call received by departed Bears quarterback Jim McMahon early Friday morning. Coach Mike Ditka and personnel director Bill Tobin …

Feb 2, 2024 · "Never talked to him. Never spoke to the guy," McMahon said. "And I knew it was coming. It came from the head coach because [Packers head coach] Forrest Gregg and …

Aug 10, 2016 · With his back aching and his right leg infected, an angry McMahon convinced coach Mike Ditka to let him replace Steve Fuller with 7 minutes 22 seconds left in the third …

He also fell out of favor with head coach Mike Ditka, and after spending his first seven seasons in the league with Chicago, McMahon was traded to the San Diego Chargers. As of 2017's NFL …