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Imagine you haven’t taken a quarterback in the first round for over 30 years. Chicago took the BYU quarterback with fifth pick. McMahon could have been the best quarterback since Luckman, leading the club to a Super Bowl victory as early as the end of the 1985 season. However, he was beaten by Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Charles Martin in 1986, making a rotator cuff injury even worse. He never started more than nine games in Chicago for the rest of his career, which ended in the off season of 1989 after a falling out with coach Mike Ditka and ownership.
McMahon was traded to the San Diego Chargers, where he spent one season. In 1990, he joined the Philadelphia Eagles, where former Bears defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan was the coach. In 1991 McMahon produced an 8-3 record when he filled in for an injured Randall Cunningham. In 1993, he landed with the Minnesota Vikings and compiled an 8-4 score. The following season, he reunited with Ryan with the Arizona Cardinals. McMahon’s last two seasons were as Brett Favre’s backup with the Packers, winning a second Super Bowl ring after the 1996 season.