Mike Ditka is replaced on ESPN Sunday NFL Countdown one week after calling Obama the 'worst president we've ever had'

Mike Ditka will be replaced as a panelist on ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown, it has been revealed.

The announcement came less than a week after Ditka, both a former player and coach for the Chicago Bears, revealed he believed Barack Obama was the worst president 'we've ever had'. 

Ditka, who has been a main panelist for the ESPN show since 2006, said Obama was a 'fine man' but not a leader when he went on WABC'S The Bernie & Sid Show last Thursday. 

'He would be great to play golf with,' Ditka continued. 

'He's not a leader. This country needs leadership. It needs direction. It needs somebody that steps up front.' 

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