Sideline Chatter: Dick Butkus proving you can be hard-nosed even on social media

Dick Butkus is still delivering hits — just a different kind.

The Bears’ hard-nosed middle linebacker of the 1960s and 1970s just joined Twitter at the ripe old age of 79. He’s no longer treating opponents’ heads like twist-top bottle caps, but he’s still dishing it out:

— Responding to a tweet claiming “you killed my grandpa on the football field”: “Probably deserved it.”