Editing Jim McMahon (section)

==Post-retirement==
===Legal troubles===
In November 2003, McMahon was apprehended in [[Navarre, Florida]] for driving under the influence. "One breathalyzer exam put McMahon's blood-alcohol level at 0.261 percent, another put it at 0.258 percent. The legal limit in [[Florida]] is 0.08 percent," the [[Associated Press]] reported. "During a sobriety test, Mr. McMahon looked at the officer and said, 'I'm too drunk. You got me,'" a [[Santa Rosa County, Florida]] sheriff spokesperson said.<ref>[https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=1658175 "McMahon 'wasted' while driving"], Associated Press, November 9, 2003</ref>

On April 9, 2012, it was reported that McMahon was targeted by the [[Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation]] (FDIC) for $104 million in bad loans made by [[Chicago]]-based [[Broadway Bank (Illinois)|Broadway Bank]], where McMahon was a member of the board. The FDIC sought to recover $104 million in loans made by the bank before it was shut down. In addition to McMahon, six other former Broadway Bank board members and two former bank executives were targeted. McMahon approved only one of the 17 bad loans, which was used for the purchase of a $28 million [[Miami Beach, Florida|Miami Beach]] condominium project. The FDIC said the bank lost $19.5 million on the loan. McMahon said in a statement that the FDIC's claims were without merit and he expected to be vindicated. "I am proud to have served as an outside, independent director for a brief part of the bank's history," he wrote, according to the ''Sun-Times''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/chicago/feds-target-former-bears-qb-mcmahon-145949993.html/|title=Feds target former Bears QB McMahon|date=April 9, 2012 |access-date=January 14, 2017|archive-date=April 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416185849/https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/chicago/feds-target-former-bears-qb-mcmahon-145949993.html/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, the FDIC settled its lawsuit against the bank with a $5 million settlement.<ref>{{cite news |last=Novak |first=Tim |title=x-Bear Jim McMahon, Broadway Bank directors settle with FDIC |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2016/6/24/18426325/ex-bear-jim-mcmahon-broadway-bank-directors-settle-with-fdic |access-date=April 12, 2021 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=June 24, 2016 |archive-date=April 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412171144/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2016/6/24/18426325/ex-bear-jim-mcmahon-broadway-bank-directors-settle-with-fdic |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Concussions===
In a November 6, 2010 interview, McMahon admitted to having memory problems due to injuries suffered on the football field. McMahon was quoted as saying, "There are a lot of times when I walk into a room and forget why I walked in there."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-spt-1107-around-town--20101105,0,7989581,print.column | work=Chicago Tribune | title=Former Bears QB McMahon has memory issues | first1=Fred | last1=Mitchell | first2=David | last2=Kaplan | date=November 6, 2010 | access-date=November 10, 2010 | archive-date=December 3, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101203141911/http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-spt-1107-around-town--20101105,0,7989581,print.column | url-status=live}}</ref>

Along with six other retired professional football players, McMahon filed a class action lawsuit against the [[National Football League|NFL]] in August 2011, citing the league's negligence and misconduct in its handling of concussion-related injuries. It followed lawsuits filed shortly before by 75 other NFL retirees making similar claims in addition to asserting that the NFL knew about the dangers concussions posed to its athletes as far back as the 1920s and actively withheld the information from the affected and the general public until summer of 2010. The August suit that McMahon joined seeks to expand the scope of the suit to potentially all NFL players who suffered [[Concussions in American football|game-related concussions]] or head injuries.<ref>{{cite web|last=Associated Press|title=Players accuse NFL of negligence|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/6874906/jim-mcmahon-other-players-sue-nfl-concussions|work=[[ESPN]]|access-date=March 19, 2012|date=August 19, 2011|archive-date=April 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120418142435/http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/6874906/jim-mcmahon-other-players-sue-nfl-concussions|url-status=live}}</ref>

On September 27, 2012, it was reported that, at age 53, McMahon had been diagnosed as being in the early stages of [[dementia]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Hendrix | first=Maggie | title=Super Bowl-winning quarterback Jim McMahon says he wishes he had played baseball | date=September 27, 2012 | url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/super-bowl-winning-quarterback-jim-mcmahon-says-wishes-192055029--nfl.html | publisher=Yahoo! Sports | access-date=December 21, 2014 | archive-date=January 5, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105145649/https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/super-bowl-winning-quarterback-jim-mcmahon-says-wishes-192055029--nfl.html | url-status=live}}</ref> 

The improvement in McMahon's health was documented in 2017 by longtime ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'' columnist Scott Ostler. McMahon expressed skepticism toward the effectiveness of NFL-sanctioned treatments for head and neck injuries, believing that NFL officials prioritize corporate interests over player well-being.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/ostler/article/Ex-NFL-star-Jim-McMahon-spreading-gospel-of-golf-11290279.php | title=Ex-NFL star Jim McMahon spreading gospel of golf, new treatment | first=Scott | last=Ostler | work=San Francisco Chronicle | date=July 14, 2017}}</ref>

===Medical cannabis===
{{See also|Cannabis and sports}}
McMahon uses [[Cannabis (drug)|cannabis]] to treat the chronic pain and arthritis that he suffers from as a result of his football career.<ref>{{cite news|last=Magers|first=Ron|title=Jim Mcmahon Says Medical Marijuana Helped Him Kick Pain Pill Habit|url=http://abc7chicago.com/news/jim-mcmahon-says-marijuana-helped-him-kick-pain-pills/1177764/|access-date=June 9, 2016|work=ABC7 Eyewitness News|date=January 28, 2016|archive-date=January 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130084744/http://abc7chicago.com/news/jim-mcmahon-says-marijuana-helped-him-kick-pain-pills/1177764/|url-status=live}}</ref> He has called cannabis a "godsend" that allowed him to eliminate his painkiller habit, which he says included 100 [[Percocet]] pills a month.<ref>{{cite news|last=McCoppin|first=Robert|title=Ex-Bear Jim McMahon: Medical marijuana got me off narcotic pain pills|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-bears-jim-mcmahon-medical-marijuana-met-20160128-story.html|access-date=June 9, 2016|work=Chicago Tribune|date=January 29, 2016|archive-date=June 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160608172740/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-chicago-bears-jim-mcmahon-medical-marijuana-met-20160128-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

McMahon has been active in speaking about his experience using cannabis, serving as spokesperson for the Cannabis Sports Policy Project<ref>{{cite press release |title=North American Cannabis Holdings and Former Chicago Bears QB Jim McMahon Announce The Cannabis Sports Policy Project |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/north-american-cannabis-holdings-and-former-chicago-bears-qb-jim-mcmahon-announce-the-cannabis-sports-policy-project-576210791.html |agency=PR Newswire |date=April 19, 2016 |access-date=June 9, 2016 |archive-date=May 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525120322/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/north-american-cannabis-holdings-and-former-chicago-bears-qb-jim-mcmahon-announce-the-cannabis-sports-policy-project-576210791.html |url-status=live}}</ref> and a member of the Gridiron Cannabis Coalition along with several other former NFL players.<ref>{{cite news|last=Blackburn|first=Peter|title=Ex-NFL stars use Netflix to share pro-cannabis PSA calling out Roger Goodell|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/watch-ex-nfl-stars-use-netflix-to-share-pro-cannabis-psa-calling-out-roger-goodell/|access-date=February 19, 2018|work=CBS Sports|date=January 12, 2018|archive-date=February 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033622/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/watch-ex-nfl-stars-use-netflix-to-share-pro-cannabis-psa-calling-out-roger-goodell/|url-status=live}}</ref> McMahon appeared in a TV ad supporting a ballot measure to legalize cannabis in [[Arizona]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Peake|first=Gage|title=Ex-Bears QB Jim McMahon Stumps for Arizona Legalization|url=https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/ex-bears-qb-jim-mcmahon-stumps-arizona-legalization|access-date=February 19, 2018|work=Leafly|date=October 19, 2016|archive-date=February 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033334/https://www.leafly.com/news/politics/ex-bears-qb-jim-mcmahon-stumps-arizona-legalization|url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 2016, McMahon was among the signatories of an [[open letter]] addressed to the NFL, urging a change in the league's policy towards cannabis.<ref>{{cite news|last=Jhabvala|first=Nicki|title=Players, Doctors for Cannabis Regulation pen letter to NFL urging policy reform|url=http://www.denverpost.com/2016/11/11/players-doctors-for-cannabis-regulation-pen-letter-nfl/|access-date=February 18, 2018|work=The Denver Post|date=November 11, 2016|archive-date=February 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220033141/https://www.denverpost.com/2016/11/11/players-doctors-for-cannabis-regulation-pen-letter-nfl/|url-status=live}}</ref> The letter was penned by [[Doctors for Cannabis Regulation]] and signed by several other NFL players.<ref>{{citation |title=An Open Letter to the National Football League |url=https://dfcr.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/NFL-open-letter.pdf |publisher=Doctors for Cannabis Regulation |date=November 11, 2016 |access-date=October 28, 2019 |archive-date=October 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028035847/https://dfcr.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/NFL-open-letter.pdf |url-status=dead}}</ref> McMahon is also a member of the Doctors for Cannabis Regulation NFL steering committee.<ref>{{cite web |title=NFL Campaign |url=https://dfcr.org/nfl-campaign/ |website=Doctors for Cannabis Regulation |access-date=October 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028061541/https://dfcr.org/nfl-campaign/ |archive-date=October 28, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Other activities===
[[Image:Jim McMahon in Iraq with the 15th MEU.jpg|thumb|McMahon being greeted by the Commanding Officer of the [[15th Marine Expeditionary Unit]] during his [[USO]] tour in [[Iraq]] in December 2006]]
In December 2006, McMahon went to [[Iraq]] with the [[United Service Organizations|USO]] to visit American forces in the field.<ref>{{cite web|title=Celebrities drop in to pay the 15th MEU a holiday visit|publisher=15th Marine Expeditionary Unit|url=http://www.usmc.mil/15thmeu/PAGES/PHOTO_PAGES/070111_celeb_visit.htm|access-date=January 17, 2007|archive-date=January 14, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070114214135/http://www.usmc.mil/15thmeu/PAGES/PHOTO_PAGES/070111_celeb_visit.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

During [[Super Bowl XLIV]], McMahon joined other members of the 1985 Chicago Bears in resurrecting the [[Super Bowl Shuffle]] in a [[Boost Mobile]] commercial.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Greenberg |first=Jon |date=January 15, 2010 |title=Chicago Bears' "Super Bowl Shuffle" an enduring, endearing sports moment – ESPN Chicago |url=https://www.espn.com/chicago/nfl/columns/story?columnist=greenberg_jon&id=4827883 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129053352/http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/columns/story?columnist=greenberg_jon&id=4827883 |archive-date=January 29, 2016 |access-date=July 6, 2012 |website=ESPN.com}}</ref>

In 2010, McMahon became a part owner of the [[Indoor Football League]]'s [[Chicago Slaughter]].

In November 2012, McMahon appeared on an episode of the sitcom ''[[The League]]'' called "The Tailgate."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ent13.com/entertainment/tv/the-league-the-tailgate-11-15-12-recap/ |title=The League: The Tailgate |date=November 16, 2012 |author=Tom |website=ent13.com |access-date=November 7, 2020 |archive-date=November 13, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113072618/http://www.ent13.com/entertainment/tv/the-league-the-tailgate-11-15-12-recap/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2020, a documentary entitled ''Mad Mac: The Memory of Jim McMahon'' by director [[CJ Wallis]] began shooting. The film covers McMahon's life in and out of professional sports.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://247sports.com/nfl/chicago-bears/Article/Production-for-Jim-McMahon-documentary-MAD-MAC-has-begun-150043464/ |title=Production for Jim McMahon documentary 'MAD MAC' has begun |first=Zack |last=Pearson |website=247sports.com |date=August 10, 2020 |access-date=November 7, 2020 |archive-date=November 30, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130015708/https://247sports.com/nfl/chicago-bears/Article/Production-for-Jim-McMahon-documentary-MAD-MAC-has-begun-150043464/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://kslsports.com/439328/jim-mcmahon-documentary/ |title=BYU Hall Of Fame QB Jim McMahon Announces Upcoming Documentary on His Life |first=Mitch |last=Harper |date=August 7, 2020 |publisher=KSL Sports |access-date=November 7, 2020 |archive-date=September 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928022339/https://kslsports.com/439328/jim-mcmahon-documentary/ |url-status=live}}</ref>