🏈 Autographed/Signed Steve McMichael Chicago Blue Football Jersey JSA COA – Hand-Signed by Steve “Mongo” McMichael, the Chicago Bears Defensive Tackle Who Anchored the Interior of the 1985 Bears Defense – the Unit Buddy Ryan Built Around the 46 Scheme That Held Super Bowl XX Opponents to 10 Points and Is Widely Considered the Greatest Single-Season Defense in NFL History – Authenticated by JSA

🏈 The 1985 Chicago Bears defense was not merely good – it was a force of nature that the NFL had no reliable response to, and the players who made it work understood they were doing something the game had not seen before. Buddy Ryan designed the 46 defense around aggression: bring pressure from every level, disguise coverage before the snap, make the quarterback uncomfortable from the first series to the last. Steve McMichael operated inside that structure as the defensive tackle who generated interior push – the lineman occupying the center and guard attention that allowed Richard Dent to rush from the edge, that allowed Mike Singletary to roam and fill, that gave the entire 46 system its foundation. Without McMichael winning inside, the scheme works at a fraction of its potential. With him, it became the thing of legend that football people still reference when discussing what great defense looks like. This hand-signed Chicago Bears blue jersey, authenticated by JSA, carries the signature of the interior anchor of that defense. Condition: NOS.

🏈 Chicago's regular season in 1985 produced a 15-1 record, one of the best in NFL history at the time. The Bears defeated the New York Giants 21-0 and the Los Angeles Rams 24-0 in the playoffs before facing the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans. The final score was 46-10, the second-most lopsided Super Bowl margin in the game's history to that point, and the defense that Steve McMichael helped anchor held New England to seven yards rushing for the entire game. The Bears had their championship, and McMichael had his ring. JSA confirmed the Steve McMichael signature on this blue jersey – the navy that the “Monsters of the Midway” wore when they ran through the NFC without anyone stopping them. Condition: NOS.

⭐ Steve McMichael. Chicago Bears. Autographed Blue Jersey. JSA COA. 1985 Super Bowl Champion. Hall of Fame Sports Memorabilia. Condition: NOS.

🏈 Steve McMichael. Mongo. Chicago Bears Blue Jersey. Signed. JSA Certified. Super Bowl XX. 1985 Bears Defense. Hall of Fame Sports. Condition: NOS.