According to Jarrett, he first met McMichael at WWE WrestleMania 11, where the Pro Football Hall of Famer appeared in support of Lawrence Taylor during his main event match against Bam Bam Bigelow.

McMichael told Jarrett to remember what his mentors had meant to him: Ed Reed in college at Miami, Steve McNair in the NFL with the Tennessee Titans. Now a locker room full of driven players was ...

When Jarrett Payton sat down earlier this summer to craft his presentation, to articulate the magnificence of Steve McMichael, to explain why, nearly 30 years after McMichael played his final NFL ...

In Part 5 of ChicagoBears.com’s 5-part series on Steve McMichael ahead of his Hall of Fame induction Aug. 3, Jarrett Payton details his lifelong relationship with McMichael and what it means to serve ...

CHICAGO — When Jarrett Payton sat down earlier this summer to craft his presentation, to articulate the magnificence of Steve McMichael, to explain why, nearly 30 years after McMichael played ...

Steve McMichael will become the seventh member of the 1985 Bears to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, joining Walter Payton, Mike Singletary, Dan Hampton, Richard Dent, Jimbo Covert ...

WGN’s Jarrett Payton, Josh Frydman remember Bears legend Steve ‘Mongo’ McMichael by: Alonzo Small Posted: Apr 23, 2025 / 10:12 PM CDT Updated: Apr 23, 2025 / 10:26 PM CDT ...

With deep sorrow, I share that Steve McMichael passed at 5:28 PM after a brave fight with #ALS, surrounded by loved ones. I’m grateful to have been with him in his final moments.

Steve McMichael, the Freer grad and Chicago Bears great, dies of ALS at age 67 Jarrett Payton, the son of NFL great Walter Payton, confirmed the news on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Wednesday.