It may be surprising but back in the day the word concussion was never used. In my day it was called “ you got your bell rung” no one ever missed games because of head injuries. It seems so crazy now.
What now seems reckless was understandable years ago b/c we didn’t know better. I ‘played’ HS football and enjoyed so much played mud bowl - tackle football w/o pads/helmets. Now it would be crazy b/c research is clear on link between concussions & CTE.
Totally agree. The phrase "got your bell rung" was used often on hard hits. Some guys took that as a badge of honor that they played hard. No one knew the science behind it then.
He's holding up well, and still has that charisma. One of the coolest dudes ever to lace up. It's time for the NFL to stop being such scumbags, maybe remove the stupid aggressive communist slogans from the field and do some actual good deeds by the players for once in its existence.
I remember their 85' Super Bowl Win and of course the Super Bowl Shuffle. Chicago was and still is so very proud of the 1985 Bears team. I love people like Jim McMahon. He was never afraid to speak out. He is the ultimate advocate and he knows that sometimes you have to ruffle some feathers to get things done. 85" Bears!
@@knoz5688 That has a tendency to happen when you play hard and get hit by 230 lb guys all the time. Dumb comment. Youre obviuosly a weakling trying to look tough on the internet. You failed. Youre a loser.
The reality of CTE is that you don't get better, you have to learn how to deal with it as much as you can. I have it and have tried to kill myself because of it. You hear voices, see dead relatives standing right in front of you. You get to a point where you don't know what's next. NFL still doesn't do anything for head injury prevention.
@@ShvetsovIgor I do have headaches all of the time mostly. The key to headache management is taking something as soon as you first feel them because headaches magnify if you leave them unattended. I take something called divalproex , it's good, I use it for seizure management too.
@@James-gk8ip Nothing can be done is about as shitty an attitude you can have, you're a perfect NFL fan bro! A lot can be done. Moto Gran Prix riders race over 200 mph and have horrendous accidents but head injuries are practically non-existent because of an active head safety system. Why aren't accelerometers in helmets?? Maybe so players don't see the forces that they are being hit with?? The NFL doesn't do anything for player head protect, they'll spend 100 million in ads saying they spent a million on players safety. It's bullshit window dressing. It's mostly the same because fans like yourself that most likely never played a down of football think players should be tough enough to take it. You wouldn't last one down if you had to play inside LB!!
@@bobsokoloski9559That’s interesting about the Gran Prix helmets. Are players advocating around that type of system? Fighting any employer who puts employees at risk is very hard. I hope the players eventually prevail.
I am glad that he speaks the truth about how it was and is to play in the NFL. Head injuries need to be taken more seriously then they have been the players quality of life should be more important then a ring or trophy.
I agree that was a horrible, dirty hit. But drop in the bucket really. It's the repeated blows that causes the brain trauma we are now seeing in NFL legends.
I'm a Dallas guy who loved that Ditka and the Bears kicked our butts 44-0 that 1985 year. But I got a huge kick out of the self written headbands that McMahon would wear after Rozelle told him he couldn't advertise on the headband!
I'm a Bears fan watched that full game here on RUclips. My favorite part is at the Dallas Endzone, a Dallas QB pass gets tipped by one Bear, caught by another Bear and just walked like 1 yard into the Endzone for a touchdown. What annoys me is I consider myself old (42), yet I'm not old enough to remember anything about the '85 Bears because I was only 3 or 4 at the time.
@@blaket81They were great, one of the best defenses I have ever seen. Great players on offense as well, what fan didn’t like Walter Payton? In the Super Bowl I spotted someone 21 points and won!
Jim McMahon had 25 consecutive winning starts for the Bears. He was unbeaten in the NFL as a starter from 1984-1987. That record will never be beaten one would imagine.
I was a high school kid when This Bears team went all the way. It was flipping awesome! Now. It wrenches my guts to know that those guys were basically sacrificing their golden years to entertain me. Sometimes it makes me feel like crap. It makes me feel like a stupid, selfish fool. I feel like I was a Roman citizen with bloodlust cheering on people dying for my entertainment
The NFL can always be right because they control the outcome ( with money and legal support) of their agenda like any other massive ( and quasi corrupt) organization.
As an old man I watched dad love on the packers in the sixties . He went to the coldest game. In1969 we moved to South Florida and I fell in love, with my dad , with the Dolphins. Loved the 85 game with them bad old Bears. That said. I had read about brain injuries and quit watching football. One of my sons wanted to play in school. I didn't let him. How can ANYONE support football now that we know what happens to players brains ??????
Insane. I knew the first time I was knocked out during a kick off return that football was not the sport for me. 165lbs, and could run a 4.4. I didn’t stand a chance against someone 200 lbs that could run the same speed. I completely blacked out. I couldn’t imaging doing that for 15-20 years.
I've always been a Cowboy but like him or not I had lots of respect for him playing for the Bear's especially against New England and the Rams Superbowls. Although the Bear's had lots of other weapons. Payton Singletary the Fridge just to name a few of the extremely talented Bear's those years. I remember them using the Fridge in multiple positions. Hell it really hard to stop 315 lbs at the line. The Fridge was always good for short yardage at a minimum. I rem the game where he actually pushed McMahon about three yards while several defence guys were trying to sack McMahon. The beast.
Jim - I wish I knew you. I know you are a great guy. Hang in there and all will get better. You sound great and what you’re doing seems to be working. You have legions of friends like me who want the best for you. Thank you for 1985. Rich
@@dubscheckum8246 that is simply not true. There are thousands of ex nfl players who go on to live normal fruitful wonderful lives. Bud grant said it best whe he explained that he honestly believes different players have a different threshold in regards to getting hit.
My 17 year old son is 300lbs and has never played sports. The school has tried really hard to get me to let him play but it will never happen. I don’t watch sports and refuse to see my talented strong son play a game that will ruin his body. He has been training under me since he was 7 to be a blacksmith and welder. He will live a good healthy life because I have protected him from being coerced into sports and instead have passed on my skills to him which bought us the farm we own outright. He eats food we grow without pesticides or gmo seeds and knows how to work the soil without depleting it. All our food animals are fed stuff we grow and he has also learned to build his own bows and arrows both stone tipped and steel, and is a better hunter than I ever was because I started teaching him young.
Sports are so good for kids especially young men!!! The fact that you won't let your son play sports is actually hindering your son!!! People die everyday from all kinds of things Also if you teach the kids how to properly play the game of football their chances of developing CTE diminish greatly!! Not to mention that they have changed rules and equipment to protect the players from getting this...
It’s not just the NFL it’s people. Letting your little kids play football at fifth grade before their brains are even developed. It’s stupid the sport is stupid. Please don’t let your little kids play football. I would never of let my sons play
The 85 bears was my team. I was a superfan. Besides having the greatest player to ever play the game (IMO) Walter Payton, it had the greatest team and I think saved the NFL from obscurity in which it was headed. I'm and old guy that morns the loss of so many on that team. I almost cried when Payton made the live announcement of his cancer. I prayed for him every night, but also all the others that are now suffering for their life and aggressive play that made them the best. I will continue to pray for the souls we've lost from that team as well as those that are still here. The NFL and Players Association owe players more than just a minimum pat on the back and a bottle of pain pills. These teams that are building Billion Dollar Stadiums need to be spending Billions of dollars on players that have given their lives, literally, to the game. Thanks Jim. You were one of the coolest and toughest QB's ever and never got the respect you deserved. God bless all
The NFL should pay up. They should first and foremost protect the lives of the players who sacrifice their lives weekly for the entertainment of other’s.
They could've had another one had McMahon supported Flutie in a guidance and help out role. He refused to mentor him feeling the two backups who both sucked should have gotten that opportunity before Flutie did. Had McMahon perhaps mentored Flutie they'd have for sure won another Super Bowl.
Interesting and somewhat ironic that once they added helmets CTE and it's long term effects really exploded. Helmet to helmet contact is a very big part of this problem. When people wear a helmet they believe they are "protected" and start launching themselves head first at other players (with head up). This was taught from from the earliest levels until recently.
I saw him get knocked out cold when the eagles were playing SF 49ers in 1991.....he came back in and kept playing......he wasn't a run for the sidelines kinda guy. He was tough and a good leader i wish him well.
I hope there is a paradigm shift in football to keep this from happening. I hope parents see this and discourage/keep their kids from playing football.
Perspective: It is a great game that focuses on individual and team effort. It builds a work ethic, teaches the value of trust an fellowship. No other game I know has that paramount dynamic, team effort. All this from someone that suffers many of these malady. I gave up the game in college because I nearly killed a guy, a QB ... I would add few of my peers played with my reckless zeal and the greater portion of former players never suffer these ill effects. A great deal can be said for starting boys too young, but that attaches to so many sports, even soccer. All things considered I wish I had stuck with baseball... But football has played large in my life for the best. Again, perspective...
@@hugh-johnfleming289 "the greater portion of former players never suffer these ill effects"-- I wish you were right but that's not what the research is saying. Football is going to become like boxing-- a sport for poor folks in desperate circumstances to put their body on the line and change their families' fortunes. That doesn't mean it's right. These guys shouldn't kill their brains for our entertainment.
You can't say that it's so dangerous when most people who play this game end up not having cte!!! It's from concussions!!! But to say this game is so dangerous is not correct!!! If you play the game the correct way tackling with your head up and not using your head as a weapon then you will be fine!!! This is a great game
@@tylerminich9998 Dude, I'm sorry, there's still no reliable test to detect CTE while someone is alive so we don't know how many active players have it. Of dead players whose brains they have been able to test, the number is 90%. 90 fucking percent. That sport is not safe.
The term getting your bell rung seems so ridiculous. These men gave up their bodies for entertainment purposes for years. The leagues should be responsible for their long term care.
they can now test for the presence of a protein in spinal fluid (Tau), when it is present, CTE is present. Scary shit, I've had 8 concussions and in my mid 50's I have cognitive decline, memory and acute mood changes,...
Don't drink the Kool Aid. MMA fighters take a lot more damage and they turn out entirely fine. One of them has even been hit by a train, literally, and is still kicking it. All this CTE talk is propaganda. Most likely Big Harma drugs causing these symptoms.
Jim co founded an organization called Gridiron Cannabis Collonation. It's goal was to allow NFL players to treat injuries with CBD and Cannabis. CBD and Cannabis have been medically proven to help reduce the symptoms from concussions.
Jim on and off the field Goodness we see . tough being back in the day when no protection just wild scary when a three hundred pound man would you slam . now the grasp stops all Harmful tasks so Play is the name not lame
“I didn’t know getting hit in the head was bad for my brain.” Saying that makes somebody question whether the person had a brain in the first place. What normal thinking person would think getting hit in the head numerous times was not going to have consequences. All you have to do is look at boxers, the term punch drunk comes to mind. Punch drunk doesn’t mean drinking too much punch either.
yeh friend of mine hs had worse head injury from.soccer tham football.from heading the ball girl.in our class was literally knocked out had to go the hospital same gal on womans team collision with anothet player heading the soccer ball never forget i was in a tennis match hs coaches stopped play ambulance had to get them to hospital both gals were knocked out had to.to er
Yes I remember William the refrigerator Perry. I moved from Chicago in 2006. I wasn't into college football. Alabama and Auburn. So I was being pressured who's side I was on...I said The Chicago Bears...I hollered it. It was without thought. But Roll Tide it is. 😁
This just in, hitting your head repeatedly is bad. People thought maybe it wasn’t a big deal but turns out, yes, it’s a big deal. Your head (brain) is remarkably important. It’s weird because you’d think the opposite but no.
It’s the price you pay if you want to play football, box, or any other heavy contact sport. You are not obligated to play the sport. We all know the dangers of repeated head trauma. People will always play for the fun, money, fame. But, after it’s over, you really can’t blame anyone but yourself for deciding to play.
He most likely already has CTE and his career was marked by a whole bunch of injuries including multiple concussions. Didn't help that he played on astrotruf and he rarely slide when scrambling.
Mac was the last really good QB for Da Bears!, Hope he will be able to have a good as possible quality of life after his experience with playing in the NFL.
I’ve always said Football plays should be one of the few who should make crazy money. They gave up more than baseball or basketball or golf. Players. A football player is more physically destroyed. When their done.
When you’re young you feel invincible. We didn’t know about how serious concussions were back in the 80s You would think they could come up with a better helmet today. I think the nfl should take care of their wounded veterans
Mac is correct everyone from pro football to peewee league knew about had injuries when I wanted to play when I was little my mom said no because of head injuries.............. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Don't forget to mention the effects the use of performance enhancing drugs, pain medication, drug and alcohol (abuse) use had on CTE as well. All were ramped in the 70's and 80s
It may be surprising but back in the day the word concussion was never used. In my day it was called “ you got your bell rung” no one ever missed games because of head injuries. It seems so crazy now.
What now seems reckless was understandable years ago b/c we didn’t know better. I ‘played’ HS football and enjoyed so much played mud bowl - tackle football w/o pads/helmets. Now it would be crazy b/c research is clear on link between concussions & CTE.
Totally agree. The phrase "got your bell rung" was used often on hard hits. Some guys took that as a badge of honor that they played hard. No one knew the science behind it then.
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@@gr8dvd Note even just CTE but repeated head trauma is also linked to ALS, Parkinson's and early onset Alzheimer's
Always liked him because he never ever dodged a question or sugarcoated anything including this interview.
He's holding up well, and still has that charisma. One of the coolest dudes ever to lace up. It's time for the NFL to stop being such scumbags, maybe remove the stupid aggressive communist slogans from the field and do some actual good deeds by the players for once in its existence.
@@guyincognito320 What "communist slogans"?
Hey dipshit - CAPITALISM is WHY the nfl hid CTE - and still does
Not communism
Go back to sleep mfer
@@guyincognito320 Im disliking your comment just for saying "communist slogans". Thats such a dumb and weird thing to say
Jim is a legend his win lose record in Chicago is 46wins 16loses.. that’s crazy insane. Get better and stay positive brother.
No ! Gtfo of football n save ur brain
Just cause you play football doesn't mean you will get CTE
Deshaun Watson was 4-12 in 2020, the year many think proves he is the most elite quarterback in history. So how you like them apples?
@@lamda45mister massage with forced happy ending shouldn't even be mentioned in this conversation
I like McMahon and wish him all the best, but Rex Grossman would've posted a great W-L with that defense.
Very sorry to hear about these former players ...hurts my heart ❤
We still love you Mac! Hoping you are doing well and staying strong! Go Bears!
I remember their 85' Super Bowl Win and of course the Super Bowl Shuffle. Chicago was and still is so very proud of the 1985 Bears team. I love people like Jim McMahon. He was never afraid to speak out. He is the ultimate advocate and he knows that sometimes you have to ruffle some feathers to get things done. 85" Bears!
You don't hear alot of talk about past players because the NFL doesn't want you to hear about it.
Tough as nails, physically and mentally.
Tough?? He was hurt all the time...more like fragile
@@knoz5688 That has a tendency to happen when you play hard and get hit by 230 lb guys all the time. Dumb comment. Youre obviuosly a weakling trying to look tough on the internet. You failed. Youre a loser.
He was definitely mental
May God be with you Jim glad you still alive don't give up keep living fans are praying for you.
God Bless you Jim .
The reality of CTE is that you don't get better, you have to learn how to deal with it as much as you can. I have it and have tried to kill myself because of it. You hear voices, see dead relatives standing right in front of you. You get to a point where you don't know what's next. NFL still doesn't do anything for head injury prevention.
Excuse me, but do you have headaches? How do you cope with a headache if you have?
Nothing can be done. Mini-concussions happen to all of these players -- every single game, more than once.
@@ShvetsovIgor I do have headaches all of the time mostly. The key to headache management is taking something as soon as you first feel them because headaches magnify if you leave them unattended. I take something called divalproex , it's good, I use it for seizure management too.
@@James-gk8ip Nothing can be done is about as shitty an attitude you can have, you're a perfect NFL fan bro! A lot can be done. Moto Gran Prix riders race over 200 mph and have horrendous accidents but head injuries are practically non-existent because of an active head safety system. Why aren't accelerometers in helmets?? Maybe so players don't see the forces that they are being hit with?? The NFL doesn't do anything for player head protect, they'll spend 100 million in ads saying they spent a million on players safety. It's bullshit window dressing. It's mostly the same because fans like yourself that most likely never played a down of football think players should be tough enough to take it. You wouldn't last one down if you had to play inside LB!!
@@bobsokoloski9559That’s interesting about the Gran Prix helmets. Are players advocating around that type of system? Fighting any employer who puts employees at risk is very hard. I hope the players eventually prevail.
Many NFL greats have gone on record saying they would never want their kids to play the game, as much as they loved it.
Football is for the working class and poverty families. Intelligent parents don’t let their kids play football
I am glad that he speaks the truth about how it was and is to play in the NFL. Head injuries need to be taken more seriously then they have been the players quality of life should be more important then a ring or trophy.
I was seven months old when they won the Super Bowl in January of 1986. But I know of every single one of them. The men the myth and the legends.
Jim getting slammed by that dirty hit in 1986 vs the Packers certainly contributed to this
I agree that was a horrible, dirty hit. But drop in the bucket really. It's the repeated blows that causes the brain trauma we are now seeing in NFL legends.
I watched that game
Yeah that was awful to watch
Charles Martin of the Green Bay Packers. Never wlll forget that
Was a bad deal, but there were probably 50 more of those in his career. Being an NFL QB from that era leads to this, unfortunately.
I'm a Dallas guy who loved that Ditka and the Bears kicked our butts 44-0 that 1985 year. But I got a huge kick out of the self written headbands that McMahon would wear after Rozelle told him he couldn't advertise on the headband!
I'm a Bears fan watched that full game here on RUclips. My favorite part is at the Dallas Endzone, a Dallas QB pass gets tipped by one Bear, caught by another Bear and just walked like 1 yard into the Endzone for a touchdown. What annoys me is I consider myself old (42), yet I'm not old enough to remember anything about the '85 Bears because I was only 3 or 4 at the time.
@@blaket81We had the best defense that year, but Jim was the spark on offense. He paid the price though.
@@blaket81They were great, one of the best defenses I have ever seen. Great players on offense as well, what fan didn’t like Walter Payton? In the Super Bowl I spotted someone 21 points and won!
He is and always will be my favorite GB!
Jim McMahon had 25 consecutive winning starts for the Bears. He was unbeaten in the NFL as a starter from 1984-1987. That record will never be beaten one would imagine.
@Nautilus1972 I'm pretty sure Tom Brady beat that record or came close.
@@WillieFufu-lo1nb
Nautilus is full of it.
He sucked vs the 49ers
went 2-1 versus the niners with the bears moron.
look small boy, McMahon has the record for most consecutive wins. the record has not been broken.
Couldn’t wait to see Jim play football. He gave it all. One tough guy and funny as hell. Thanks Jim for making life so much better for so many. 🇺🇸
Prayers for NFL going through this!
Nice of u. Yes, its the nfl whos suffering. Lol.
Sad to see jimmy like this. That 85 bears team greatest ever even if your not a bears fan and just a nfl fan
At least he can walk and talk. Better than alot of his teammates
Hey God Bless and stay positive!
Thank you for the share -just a fan
That's so sad! Such a great team!
I was a high school kid when This Bears team went all the way. It was flipping awesome! Now. It wrenches my guts to know that those guys were basically sacrificing their golden years to entertain me. Sometimes it makes me feel like crap. It makes me feel like a stupid, selfish fool. I feel like I was a Roman citizen with bloodlust cheering on people dying for my entertainment
glimpses through the fog.... thanks
A legend and I totally agree with these warriors- “how can the nfl be always rite?” That was a powerful statement
The NFL can always be right because they control the outcome ( with money and legal support) of their agenda like any other massive ( and quasi corrupt) organization.
As an old man I watched dad love on the packers in the sixties . He went to the coldest game.
In1969 we moved to South Florida and I fell in love, with my dad , with the Dolphins.
Loved the 85 game with them bad old Bears.
That said.
I had read about brain injuries and quit watching football. One of my sons wanted to play in school.
I didn't let him.
How can ANYONE support football now that we know what happens to players brains ??????
Insane. I knew the first time I was knocked out during a kick off return that football was not the sport for me. 165lbs, and could run a 4.4. I didn’t stand a chance against someone 200 lbs that could run the same speed. I completely blacked out. I couldn’t imaging doing that for 15-20 years.
I've always been a Cowboy but like him or not I had lots of respect for him playing for the Bear's especially against New England and the Rams Superbowls. Although the Bear's had lots of other weapons. Payton Singletary the Fridge just to name a few of the extremely talented Bear's those years. I remember them using the Fridge in multiple positions. Hell it really hard to stop 315 lbs at the line. The Fridge was always good for short yardage at a minimum. I rem the game where he actually pushed McMahon about three yards while several defence guys were trying to sack McMahon. The beast.
So sorry Jim. I hope you find relief and a cure from this.
Tough to "like" a video like this. Good that the message is getting out and maybe increasing the chance that the people that need help can get it.
Jim - I wish I knew you. I know you are a great guy. Hang in there and all will get better. You sound great and what you’re doing seems to be working. You have legions of friends like me who want the best for you. Thank you for 1985. Rich
Right, people on other videos were describing Jim as "can't finish a sentence". Wish Jim Mcmahon and Steve McMichael the very best.
The glory, fame, and fortune of playing in the NFL is not worth destroying your brain.
Apparently it is
I’d take the risk. 😳
@douglastovey2685 what risk? There's a 99% chance you are going to get brain damage
@@dubscheckum8246 that is simply not true. There are thousands of ex nfl players who go on to live normal fruitful wonderful lives.
Bud grant said it best whe he explained that he honestly believes different players have a different threshold in regards to getting hit.
I guarantee if they were informed before their first game, they would take the risk
I cannot believe people are still willing to play or support the sport. It is so very sad.
My 17 year old son is 300lbs and has never played sports. The school has tried really hard to get me to let him play but it will never happen. I don’t watch sports and refuse to see my talented strong son play a game that will ruin his body. He has been training under me since he was 7 to be a blacksmith and welder. He will live a good healthy life because I have protected him from being coerced into sports and instead have passed on my skills to him which bought us the farm we own outright. He eats food we grow without pesticides or gmo seeds and knows how to work the soil without depleting it. All our food animals are fed stuff we grow and he has also learned to build his own bows and arrows both stone tipped and steel, and is a better hunter than I ever was because I started teaching him young.
as long as you are doing what your son wants, if it's about what you want then you're a shitty parent
Sports are good for kids.
Let him play weirdo
Good for you. I would let my kid play sports, maybe baseball, tennis, basketball, or golf, but tackle football - NEVER.
Sports are so good for kids especially young men!!! The fact that you won't let your son play sports is actually hindering your son!!! People die everyday from all kinds of things
Also if you teach the kids how to properly play the game of football their chances of developing CTE diminish greatly!! Not to mention that they have changed rules and equipment to protect the players from getting this...
My fav Jim McMahon
Man I watched almost every game on the couple years lead up to their Super Bowl win. McMahon, Walter Payton, the Fridge! They were hard core players
Great quarterback 👏 hope all is well. SHAME ON THE NFL 🤨 for covering up all the cte problems the players suffered from.
It’s not just the NFL it’s people. Letting your little kids play football at fifth grade before their brains are even developed. It’s stupid the sport is stupid. Please don’t let your little kids play football. I would never of let my sons play
The 85 bears was my team. I was a superfan. Besides having the greatest player to ever play the game (IMO) Walter Payton, it had the greatest team and I think saved the NFL from obscurity in which it was headed.
I'm and old guy that morns the loss of so many on that team. I almost cried when Payton made the live announcement of his cancer. I prayed for him every night, but also all the others that are now suffering for their life and aggressive play that made them the best.
I will continue to pray for the souls we've lost from that team as well as those that are still here. The NFL and Players Association owe players more than just a minimum pat on the back and a bottle of pain pills. These teams that are building Billion Dollar Stadiums need to be spending Billions of dollars on players that have given their lives, literally, to the game.
Thanks Jim. You were one of the coolest and toughest QB's ever and never got the respect you deserved.
God bless all
The NFL should pay up. They should first and foremost protect the lives of the players who sacrifice their lives weekly for the entertainment of other’s.
Throw a touchdown pass and then flip off the other teams coach. Jim IS THE MAN
1985 Bears were awesome.
Should have won many super bowls.
They could've had another one had McMahon supported Flutie in a guidance and help out role. He refused to mentor him feeling the two backups who both sucked should have gotten that opportunity before Flutie did. Had McMahon perhaps mentored Flutie they'd have for sure won another Super Bowl.
When he came to San Diego. I was an impressionable young kid. It was awesome
i have watched alot of NFL and that 85 bears' team was damn near impossible to beat
biggest show in America it was the whole team even Chicago was in it
Interesting and somewhat ironic that once they added helmets CTE and it's long term effects really exploded. Helmet to helmet contact is a very big part of this problem. When people wear a helmet they believe they are "protected" and start launching themselves head first at other players (with head up). This was taught from from the earliest levels until recently.
I like this guy ! 🇺🇸
I saw him get knocked out cold when the eagles were playing SF 49ers in 1991.....he came back in and kept playing......he wasn't a run for the sidelines kinda guy. He was tough and a good leader i wish him well.
Keep fighting Mr MCManhon expose the league
I wholeheartedly believe one of my sons would still be on this earth. if I knew then what I know now.CTE is real
It was different years ago, there just wasn’t an awareness out there. Now we have to educate others about CTE prevention, sorry for your loss.
Jim was nuts before ever getting hit in the NFL.
This he was unhinged from the beginning
Jimbo looks pretty damn good.
McMahon is a fighter and a survivor! We all need to take a page out of his book.
"Walk it off!"---My dad 1985.
That's how concussions were dealt with back then.
Back in those days they took gruesome hits gruesome different rules you had your head taken off
Somewhat smaller hits are also very dangerous. And the players accumulate hundreds or thousands of those throughout a career.
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ I loved Jim McMahon and I still do ………… let’s all go to Sugar rock Candy Mountain
I love Jim because I also have eye light problem's too
THE most dangerous game the world bar none. Full stop.
I hope there is a paradigm shift in football to keep this from happening. I hope parents see this and discourage/keep their kids from playing football.
I don't. People have the right to play sports. Football can be a lot safer if it's played correctly with proper tackling.
Perspective: It is a great game that focuses on individual and team effort. It builds a work ethic, teaches the value of trust an fellowship. No other game I know has that paramount dynamic, team effort.
All this from someone that suffers many of these malady. I gave up the game in college because I nearly killed a guy, a QB ...
I would add few of my peers played with my reckless zeal and the greater portion of former players never suffer these ill effects. A great deal can be said for starting boys too young, but that attaches to so many sports, even soccer.
All things considered I wish I had stuck with baseball... But football has played large in my life for the best. Again, perspective...
@@hugh-johnfleming289 "the greater portion of former players never suffer these ill effects"-- I wish you were right but that's not what the research is saying. Football is going to become like boxing-- a sport for poor folks in desperate circumstances to put their body on the line and change their families' fortunes. That doesn't mean it's right. These guys shouldn't kill their brains for our entertainment.
You can't say that it's so dangerous when most people who play this game end up not having cte!!! It's from concussions!!!
But to say this game is so dangerous is not correct!!! If you play the game the correct way tackling with your head up and not using your head as a weapon then you will be fine!!! This is a great game
@@tylerminich9998 Dude, I'm sorry, there's still no reliable test to detect CTE while someone is alive so we don't know how many active players have it. Of dead players whose brains they have been able to test, the number is 90%. 90 fucking percent. That sport is not safe.
The term getting your bell rung seems so ridiculous. These men gave up their bodies for entertainment purposes for years. The leagues should be responsible for their long term care.
I got to see jim play in Hawaii. Wow, what an awesome player.
This is not the responsibility of the NFL
Those who choose to play take the risk. It’s called taking responsibility for your own actions.
This is why the NFL is inevitably moving towards flag.
McMahon is as authentic as they come.
jim mcmahon is my hero
they can now test for the presence of a protein in spinal fluid (Tau), when it is present, CTE is present. Scary shit, I've had 8 concussions and in my mid 50's I have cognitive decline, memory and acute mood changes,...
Don't drink the Kool Aid. MMA fighters take a lot more damage and they turn out entirely fine. One of them has even been hit by a train, literally, and is still kicking it. All this CTE talk is propaganda. Most likely Big Harma drugs causing these symptoms.
Jim co founded an organization called Gridiron Cannabis Collonation. It's goal was to allow NFL players to treat injuries with CBD and Cannabis. CBD and Cannabis have been medically proven to help reduce the symptoms from concussions.
Eh. Self reporting and very little real evidence for this
I went to high school with Jim in San Jose superman type of guy
Controversial yes but I’ve always respected Jim.
Jim on and off the field Goodness we see . tough being back in the day when no protection just wild scary when a three hundred pound man would you slam . now the grasp stops all Harmful tasks so Play is the name not lame
“I didn’t know getting hit in the head was bad for my brain.” Saying that makes somebody question whether the person had a brain in the first place. What normal thinking person would think getting hit in the head numerous times was not going to have consequences. All you have to do is look at boxers, the term punch drunk comes to mind. Punch drunk doesn’t mean drinking too much punch either.
I Love Jim McMahon he reminds me of T.B.
And then came the Miami Dolphins and Dan Marino on 1 monday night and f..up their perfect season
I'm a huge football fan. But this is a tough situation for NFL. I dont think I would want my kid playing football
Heading in soccer is also bad.
yeh friend of mine hs had worse head injury from.soccer tham football.from heading the ball girl.in our class was literally knocked out had to go the hospital same gal on womans team collision with anothet player heading the soccer ball never forget i was in a tennis match hs coaches stopped play ambulance had to get them to hospital both gals were knocked out had to.to er
Yes I remember William the refrigerator Perry. I moved from Chicago in 2006. I wasn't into college football. Alabama and Auburn. So I was being pressured who's side I was on...I said The Chicago Bears...I hollered it. It was without thought. But Roll Tide it is. 😁
I ran into Perry at a Walmart in Aiken, SC, in 2013. Very nice guy. Had on overalls and was just shopping like anyone else.
This just in, hitting your head repeatedly is bad. People thought maybe it wasn’t a big deal but turns out, yes, it’s a big deal. Your head (brain) is remarkably important. It’s weird because you’d think the opposite but no.
ironically, I saw this video again, ~ 2 years later then my literal comment below, I am 9 months into my Early Dementia Diagnosis. I saw it coming...
Let's do the dance called the Super Bowl Shuffle..85-46
The NFL has has tried to avoid taking any blame for the games resulting, long term brain injuries. This has to change.
Joe Namath has used hyperbaric oxygen chambers to help to heal thus, more players should try this.
Research shows this is no merit
It’s the price you pay if you want to play football, box, or any other heavy contact sport. You are not obligated to play the sport. We all know the dangers of repeated head trauma. People will always play for the fun, money, fame. But, after it’s over, you really can’t blame anyone but yourself for deciding to play.
This is when football was football
He most likely already has CTE and his career was marked by a whole bunch of injuries including multiple concussions. Didn't help that he played on astrotruf and he rarely slide when scrambling.
Mac was the last really good QB for Da Bears!, Hope he will be able to have a good as possible quality of life after his experience with playing in the NFL.
I’ve always said Football plays should be one of the few who should make crazy money. They gave up more than baseball or basketball or golf. Players. A football player is more physically destroyed. When their done.
Boxers are right behind football
Kind of like blaming the spoon because you’re overweight. He lived for this stuff, guy was nuts.
Science: CTE
NFL: not our problem
I remember playing in 8th grade. On kick off n I got my bell rung so hard. I knew it was NO freaking good man. I quit...
They took up a violent & dangerous game and they're surprised at the damage done. Incredible.
McMahon had a 'brain injury' the day he showed up in Chicago for training camp.
how many times did he deny that he was hurt to coaches and medical staff? he likely denied more injuries than he admitted to staff.
He was a normal guy lucky enough to get paid to play a game, he didn’t cure cancer…
They all knew of the risks involved but decided that a glorious bank balance outweighed all of the negatives.
When you’re young you feel invincible. We didn’t know about how serious concussions were back in the 80s You would think they could come up with a better helmet today. I think the nfl should take care of their wounded veterans
I won a donut on thst Super Bowl betting my dad. I was 5 and that was like winning the Lombarde
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Joe Namath needed over 100 visits to a hyperbaric chamber to restore blood flow to a brain lobe damaged by 5 lights out concussions.
Mac is correct everyone from pro football to peewee league knew about had injuries when I wanted to play when I was little my mom said no because of head injuries.............. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
It's not football fault they teach us not use our heads to hit with!!! Keep your head up when hitting and don't use your head as a weapon!
No one forced these guys to play the game, it was there choice
“ See that buddy, that’s your IQ, zero”
Classic!
Don't forget to mention the effects the use of performance enhancing drugs, pain medication, drug and alcohol (abuse) use had on CTE as well. All were ramped in the 70's and 80s
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