The record was previously owned by Pro Football Hall of Fame member Mike Ditka. He set the record in 1961 while ... Zach Ertz ...

News that the Saints plan to sit down with David Shaw may have felt like it came out of left field, but he has a few ...

Hall of Fame NFL coach Mike Ditka isn’t from Florida ... During his playing career, he played with the Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys. He made five Pro Bowls, won ...

On Sunday, he can break a record held by Super Bowl-winning head coach and greatest tight end in Chicago Bears history — Mike ... the Philadelphia Eagles ahead of the 1967 NFL season. Ditka ...

You'd be hard-pressed to find a guy in NFL history tougher than Mike Ditka, but Brock Bowers is making his case. On Sunday, ...

First, Bowers surpassed Mike Ditka's 1961 record for receiving yards in a season by a rookie tight end. His catch in the second quarter put him ahead of Ditka's mark of 1,076 yards, breaking the ...

On his third catch today in New Orleans, Bowers broke the record for most receiving yards for a rookie tight end in NFL history, which was set by Bears tight end Mike Ditka in 1961. Ditka gained 1,076 ...

The Raiders tight end's seven receptions for 77 yards gives him a total of 108 receptions for 1,144 yards in 16 games this season, surpassing the mark for a rookie that Mike Ditka set in 1961 with ...