The sports world is focused on next week’s Super Bowl, which will pit the San Francisco 49ers against the Kansas City Chiefs in Las Vegas.
While all eyes are on current players and coaches taking part in games, former Chicago Bears star Jim McMahon wants to raise awareness for former athletes in need.
Jim McMahon founded The Revenant with Kyle Turley and Eben Britton. (Handout)
Sponsored by two-time Super Bowl champion cannabis brand Revenant Gridiron Greats Celebrity Golf Classic Feb. 9 at Mountain Angel Park Golf Club. The charity tournament aims to raise money for the Gridiron Greats Assistance Fund, a nonprofit organization that provides financial grants and free medical assistance to retired NFL players in “serious circumstances.”
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“We have a lot of great players coming,” McMahon told FOX News Digital in a recent interview. “I’m looking forward to it. It should be great. I’m hoping for good weather, but the rest of this week feels like a blur of party after party.”
McMahon’s tournament was first held in Arizona last year. He said in a press release that he wants to send “a message to the NFL about the power of cannabis as an alternative to opioids and other harmful prescription drugs.”
The two-time Super Bowl champion founded Revenant with former NFL players Kyle Turley and Eben Britton.
Jim McMahon’s celebrity golf event heads to Las Vegas. (Handout)
he told Fox News Digital. cannabis use Helped him get off the medications he was taking and helped him sleep and eat.
“Cannabis is a much better option than the drugs we’ve been given for years to get us through plays and matches. We all have a cannabinoid system in our bodies. We’re all supposed to use this plant. This is not a drug. This is a medicinal herb,” McMahon said, adding that he believes Big Pharma is cracking down on the drug’s legality.
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“This is a wonder drug. It’s effective against so many different ailments. There are so many different types, so many different effects. Most people think, ‘Oh, he’s high. I just want to be.” “What’s wrong with that? People go out drinking and get drunk, right? This is very good for you and a lifesaver for a lot of people.”
Jim McMahon, former quarterback of the Chicago Bears. (Rich Pilling/Sport News via Getty Images via Getty Images)
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The event begins at 9 a.m. and admission is $100 for general public, $200 for VIP, $225 for golfers, $675 for a group of three golfers with a celebrity, and $1,125 for the “Ultimate Experience.”
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