MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The Bears had a strong presence at the Super Bowl despite not being in the game, and former coach Mike Ditka drew a roar from the crowd at Hard Rock Stadium when he was shown on the big screen in a pre-game celebration for the NFL 100 team.
The league grouped honorees by teams or categories, and included Ditka with Junior Seau, Joe Schmidt and Dick Butkus as players whose names, “just sound like football.”
Former Bears star Devin Hester, who is eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2022, was among 14 players, “who can do something special every time they touch the ball.