Remember those vaunted Chicago Bears defenses from the mid-to-late 20th century? I bet you thought those guys are all dead. Well, they’re (mostly) still alive. And one of the franchise’s all-time greats—Hall of Fame linebacker Dick Butkus—just joined Twitter.

Yes, it’s really him:

thanks for everyone who has helped submitted to @verified again for the blue hashmark thing

— Dick Butkus (@thedickbutkus) January 13, 2022

And he’s handling Tweets like he did opposing players: destroying them.

One of the toughest to ever play in the NFL, Butkus spent his entire career with the Bears from 1965 to 1973.

Take a look at how the five-time First-Team All-Pro, eight-time Pro Bowler, two-time Defensive Player of the Year, and member of the 1960s and 1970s All-Decade Team is handling social media:

and for those who asked…
I’m too damn old to coach the @ChicagoBears.

But not old enough to stop yelling at my tv.#DaBears

— Dick Butkus (@thedickbutkus) January 11, 2022

He may have lost a step on the field but not with his sense of humor:

hey @AaronRodgers12 help me get verified or more than your toe will be hurting

— Dick Butkus (@thedickbutkus) January 14, 2022

speaking of podcasts im supposed to announce the butkus beyond the lines podcast is in the process of being finished

— Dick Butkus (@thedickbutkus) January 19, 2022

ill try not to dissappoint any of you but if i do its too damn bad

— Dick Butkus (@thedickbutkus) January 21, 2022

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