Former Bears quarterback Jim McMahon is dealing with the early stages of dementia and has previously said he'd play baseball, not football, if he could take a mulligan on his sports career. McMahon, appearing on the Dan Patrick Show, said he's still dealing with the dementia but now he doesn't "have the thoughts of killing myself." "I still have the dementia," McMahon said. "I don't have the sharp pains. I don't have the thoughts of killing myself." Obviously it's no good that McMahon is still struggling, but it's certainly better than he's able to actually move forward and remain OK with being alive. He credits the removal of a blockage in his neck that was causing spinal fluid to leak into his brain. "My head is not full of fluid," McMahon said. "It's not pounding. I can actually get up in the morning and walk down the hall and feel good." McMahon also spoke about Thursday's $765 million concussion lawsuit settlement, saying, via Pro Football Talk, that a lot of the players involved in the lawsuit are "worse off" than he is and need the relief that accompanies the settlement. "All these guys who are suffering along with me are going to get some relief," McMahon said. "A lot of these guys are a lot worse off than I am." Source: CBS Sports
