Browns coach Todd Monken shares heartfelt tribute for Bears legend Mike Ditka
The Chicago Bears received unfortunate news on Friday. Legendary player and coach Mike Ditka passed away, and several league personalities reacted to it, including Cleveland Browns head coach Todd Monken.
Ditka entered the NFL as the No. 5 overall pick in 1961. He played for the Bears for six seasons before joining to Philadelphia Eagles and ended his playing career with the Dallas Cowboys. The former Pittsburgh Panthers star returned to Chicago as its head coach in 1982 and won the 1986 Super Bowl. He remained with the franchise until 1992.
Meanwhile, Monken is in his first season as the Browns’ head coach. They hired him in January to replace Kevin Stefanski. Cleveland is currently on top of the AFC North with a 3-1 record, sharing the same win-loss slate with the Baltimore Ravens.
Browns HC Todd Monken shares Bears legend Mike Ditka’s influence on him
Monken addressed the media on Friday. Reporters asked him about Ditka’s influence on him and he shared his thoughts about the Bears legend.
“He did (influence me) because I grew up a Packers fan and he was a Bears head coach,” Monken said. “So that was a little disappointing. But who doesn’t like Mike Ditka? As a player, as a coach, as an actor. Hell, kicking and screaming, right? He was the neighbor. I found him intense, I found him funny.
“Everybody else is taken. Harbs used to say that, man. Just be yourself. Everybody else is taken. Why would you want to be somebody else? And Mike Ditka was one of a kind in that way, being himself and what he believed in. And he fits sometimes. People fit. And he fit in Chicago. If you’re looking for a coach that fits in a blue collar city, that’s Mike Ditka.”
Coach Monken remembers Mike Ditka
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Monken and the Browns will face the New York Jets on Sunday looking to extend their winning streak to four games. Meanwhile, the Bears will visit the Green Packers for a rivalry showdown.
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