Mike Ditka, Brock Bowers and NFL

Brock Bowers passes Mike Ditka for most yards by a rookie tight end
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, Bowers claimed Ditka's 63-year-old NFL record for receiving yardage by a rookie tight end.
Brock Bowers Breaks Mike Ditka's 63-Year-Old NFL Record in Raiders' Week 17 Game
Another week, another record for Brock Bowers. On a 14-yard reception in the first half of the Las Vegas Raiders' Week 17 game vs. the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, the tight end broke the NFL's all-time record for most receiving yards by a rookie tight end.
Raiders’ Brock Bowers breaks 2 NFL records, including Mike Ditka’s 1961 rookie tight end mark
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brock Bowers has broken Mike Ditka’s 1961 record for yards receiving by a rookie tight end. Drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders 13th overall out of Georgia, Bowers eclipsed Ditka’s mark of 1,076 yards when he made a 13-yard catch late in the second quarter on Sunday against New Orleans.
Raiders' Brock Bowers passes Puka Nacua for NFL rookie receptions record, breaks Mike Ditka's 63-year-old mark
Brock Bowers is rewriting the NFL record books Sunday. The Las Vegas Raiders tight end now has the most receiving yards for a tight end in his rookie season in NFL history, breaking Mike Ditka's 63-year old record for most receiving yards by a tight end in his rookie season in the second quarter of Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints .
Raiders rookie TE Brock Bowers breaks Mike Ditka's 63-year-old record
Las Vegas Raiders' superstar rookie tight end, Brock Bowers, has officially broken Mike Ditka's tight end rookie receiving yards record
Long-standing Mike Ditka record broken by Brock Bowers
Legendary Chicago Bears tight end and coach Mike Dikta had a 63-year run with a remarkable record, but it has fallen at the hands of Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers.
Raiders star tight end Brock Bowers breaks multiple rookie records vs Saints
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers broke not one, but two NFL rookie single-season records in the team's win over the New Orleans Saints in Week 17.
Brock Bowers closing in on record held by Mike Ditka
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers is poised to break Mike Ditka's rookie tight end record of 1,076 yards receiving in Week 17, with only ten yards needed to do so.
Brock Bowers passes Mike Ditka for most receiving yards by a rookie tight end in NFL history
In what has already been a historic rookie campaign for the No. 13 overall pick, he's now broken an NFL record that stood for 63 years.
Raiders' Brock Bowers breaks 2 NFL records, including Mike Ditka's 1961 rookie tight end mark
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Raiders rookie tight end Brock Bowers didn't set any statistical goals for his rookie season, he said, because he had “no clue what to expect, coming from college to the NFL.”
Raiders' Brock Bowers: Rewrites record books in Week 17
His 108 catches on the season is a new high-water mark for any Raider, breaking the record set by Darren Waller in 2020. Bowers also set a new NFL rookie receptions mark, besting Puka Nacua's 105 catches from last year.
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Brock Bowers breaks Mike Ditka's 63-year-old record for receiving yards by NFL rookie tight end
Brock Bowers has claimed two more NFL records in his sterling debut professional campaign. The Las Vegas Raiders tight ...
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Raiders' Brock Bowers breaks ex-Chicago Bear Mike Ditka's rookie tight end mark
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Raiders rookie tight end Brock Bowers didn't set any statistical goals for his rookie season, he said, because he had "no clue what to expect, coming from college to the NFL." ...