Jim McMahon

WLIE 540 AM SPORTSTALKNY

Jim McMahon spent 15 seasons in the NFL, after college hall of fame football career at Brigham Young University, where he was a two-time All-American . He was selected by the Bears in the first round of the 1982 NFL Draft as the fifth overall pick and just 3 years later he achieved his greatest professional success with the 1985 Bears team that won the franchise's first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl 20. He also received Pro Bowl honors during the season. 11 years later he would conclude his NFL career adding his second superbowl ring in a backup role, on the Packers team that won Super Bowl 31. He has been an advocate for CTE awareness in his post playing career and will be the subject of a much anticipated documentary Mad Mac : The Memory of Jim McMahon, due out Spring of this year, He joins Mark and AJ to talk all about it. Tune in every Sunday night at 6 pm on sportstalknylive.com or 365sportscast.com or listen on Alexa by enabling the 365sportscast skill, or on your smart phone with the 365SPORTSCAST APP.