In an interview with the Chicago Sun-Times, the former Bears coach showed sympathy for everything that has taken place in Ferguson, but doesn’t understand what the players’ gesture accomplished.
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Ditka’s response is not uncommon. Not everyone has agreed with the players’ decision to make the gesture. But then Ditka reverted to a very tired, very old argument — one that doesn’t help his cause.
Yes, Mike Ditka pulled out the “I don’t know exactly what did happen, but I know that’s not what happened” line.
The subject of Ferguson can be a difficult one to discuss, and while it is a issue that needs to be talked about, we are getting to the saturation point among sports-related talking heads.
