It was during Super Bowl Media Day in February when Jim McMahon was first approached and asked to get involved with the Sports Legacy Institute, which was formed three years ago to "solve the concussion crisis" in sports. More than that, Boston University researchers want to study McMahon's brain as part of its ongoing mission to treat and prevent the effects of brain trauma in athletes and other at-risk groups. McMahon comments have made him a good candidate. "My memory's pretty much gone," McMahon recently told the Chicago Tribune. "There are a lot of times when I walk into a room and forget why I walked in there. I'm going through some studies right now, and I am going to do a brain scan. It's unfortunate what the game does to you. "I've worked with some neurosurgeons and it's a very serious thing, man." Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/news/story?id=5788514
