Steve McMichael always had a boisterous persona and a willingness to say whatever was on his mind, so it’s no stretch to think the Chicago Bears great’s Pro Football Hall of Fame induction speech would have been one to remember. His wife Misty says he would have “cut a scorcher.
FILE - Chicago Bears nine-time Pro Bowler Mike Singletary gets a bear hug from teammate Steve McMichael prior to an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Chicago, Dec. 13, 1992. McMichael will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. FILE - Former Chicago Bears defensive tackle Steve McMichael holds a Chicago Slaughter jersey during a news conference Feb. 19, 2010, in Chicago.
McMichael’s brash personality and willingness to say whatever was on his mind made him a natural for professional wrestling. It also got him ejected from a Cubs game in 2001 for calling out home plate umpire Angel Hernandez during the seventh-inning stretch. “I promise you, this epitaph that I’m going to have on me now? This ain’t ever how I envisioned this was going to end,” McMichael told the Tribune.
The New England Patriots drafted McMichael in the third round in 1980. He didn’t last long, appearing in just six games as a rookie before getting released prior to his second season. McMichael would play hard on and off the field, getting in fights in practice and taking in Boston’s nightlife afterward.
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