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-excerpt- ...when he meets people, "I'm asking two minutes later, 'Who was that?' "When my friends call and leave me a message ... I'll read it and delete it before I respond and then I forget who called and left me a message," he added

CHICAGO -- Former Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon, who is suffering from early-stage dementia, has told a Chicago television station that while he appreciates what football has done for him, if he could do it over, he would play baseball. In an interview with Fox affiliate WFLD-TV, aired Wednesday, the 53-year-old McMahon says he knows where he's going when in an airport. But when he meets people, "I'm asking two minutes later, 'Who was that?'

PHILADELPHIA - It seems the Eagles aren't the only team in town ready for some NFL action. The lawyers of Anapol, Schwartz, Weiss, Cohan, Feldman and Smalley have taken on the National Football League in federal court. Seven former professional football players -- among them former Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jim McMahon and Philadelphia Eagles lineman Gerry Feehery -- retained the Philadelphia law firm, alleging the NFL failed ...

Jim McMahon arrested for DUI Navarre, FL (Sports Network) - Former NFL quarterback Jim McMahon was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol early Sunday morning. According to Santa Rosa County sheriff's spokesperson Jerry Henderson, police received two calls about a pickup carelessly driving through traffic and nearly causing accidents. McMahon apparently swerved across the center line of a highway before being stopped by the authorities. The former BYU standout failed a field sobriety test and had a blood-alcohol level more than three times the legal limit in Florida. McMahon, who led the Chicago Bears to their only Super...