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Jim Gray honors Mike Ditka with Brady, Belichick, Brees, Stafford

Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, Drew Brees and Matthew Stafford joined Jim Gray on SiriusXM NFL Radio to remember the Hall of Fame coach.

On air: Hank Ledger on The Five O'Clock
Published 5:37 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Fox News: “JIM GRAY: Mike Ditka did it his way. Football will never see another like him”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 5:37 PM ET on The Five O'Clock, by Hank Ledger.
Topics: Belichick, Gray, Mike Ditka.
BBN covered this story before: Tillis vouches for McConnell as Pat Gray cites a 'Biden script' (October 13).

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Fox NewsJIM GRAY: Mike Ditka did it his way. Football will never see another like him

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNow to Mike Ditka. Jim Gray honored him on SiriusXM NFL Radio, with Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, Drew Brees and Matthew Stafford remembering America's Coach.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWith us is publicist Ignatius Boroughs, joining from a yacht.
Ignatius BoroughsHank, thank you. The narrative is a sixty-two-foot ketch with teak decks, and the narrative is also that Mike Ditka is having a tremendous week.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe's being remembered. That is different from a tremendous week.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorLet me ask you, what do you think the family needs from a publicist right now?
Ignatius BoroughsA second act. Legends peak, they rest, they relaunch.
Ignatius BoroughsI have a rollout, a mustache-forward rebrand. Plus this bell I ring when I land a point. Ding.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA relaunch.
Ignatius BoroughsThink of it as a comeback from a very long timeout.
Ignatius BoroughsThe narrative is the galley, which has a wine fridge, and the audience is hungry.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBut you didn't answer the question. Did you know him? Four of the biggest names in football just spent a radio hour on him.
Ignatius BoroughsKnow him? I knew him intimately, through the sandwich commercial. Great chemistry with the bread.
Ignatius BoroughsThe narrative is I have watched it forty times, mostly from the hot tub.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo that's a no.
Ignatius BoroughsThat's a yes, spiritually. And Belichick I'd rebrand as warm. Brady, honestly, is already warm. The narrative is the deck chairs, which are new.
Ignatius BoroughsDing.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMr. Boroughs, you're ringing a bell over a man the sport is mourning, and that's your whole plan. I'll take that as your pitch.
Ignatius BoroughsDing. That's two points, Hank.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBrock, tell me the forecast is cold enough to keep that bell quiet.