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Bears fans flip bird while Tebowing, but fake Mike Ditka is respectful (PICS)

We gave photographer Eric Gruneisen an interesting assignment: Get snapshots of folks Tebowing at Mile High Stadium before the Denver-Chicago game, whether they're backing the Broncos or the Bears. As you can imagine, he had better luck with Broncos lovers. As for Bears fans, some played along, some flipped him...
By Michael Roberts
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We gave photographer Eric Gruneisen an interesting assignment: Get snapshots of folks Tebowing at Mile High Stadium before the Denver-Chicago game, whether they’re backing the Broncos or the Bears. As you can imagine, he had better luck with Broncos lovers. As for Bears fans, some played along, some flipped him off and a Mike Ditka lookalike embraced the spirit. Check out samples below and then view the entire slideshow, “Tebowing trend: Not dead yet!” More Tebowing below! More Tebowing below! More Tebowing below! More Tebowing below! Click here to follow and like the Michael Roberts/Westword Facebook page.

More from our Sports archive: “Tebowing: Will Tim Tebow’s kneeling-in-prayer pose become next Mile High Salute? (PHOTOS)“

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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