Brandon Marshall requests trade

[IronMexican]

Per Adam Schefter.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

I wonder who's going to go after him. If Az can swap Anquan Boldin for him I'd be ecstatic.

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Jerry you motherfucker you better get this done!!!

[johnsmith]

lol broncos..................wait...............fuck.

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lol broncos

lol orton

lol marshall

[IronMexican]

I'd take him on the Raiders, but Al would never trade within the division.

[Spursfan092120]

Jerry you motherfucker you better get this done!!!
Took the words right out of my mouth. With Hurd and Austin out of minicamp with leg injuries, we need something better at the WR spot...and the winner of 4th and Long ain't gonna do it.

[bostonguy]

He would be great as a 3rd wideout here in New England. Playing with a great qb like Brady would do wonders for his career. :toast

[Udokafan05]

I thought Jerry cleaned house to get rid of all the drama queens. They should try to get Harrison to be the number 2 reciever, or put him in the slot since he is great route runner.

[Spursfan092120]

I thought Jerry cleaned house to get rid of all the drama queens. They should try to get Harrison to be the number 2 reciever, or put him in the slot since he is great route runner.
I'd love to get Harrison...Marshall would be a good addition though...drama queens don't bother Jones..it's cancerous players and criminals...And with a good locker room leader like Keith Brooking in the house, maybe we'll have someone step and and keep the drama queens silent.

[manufan10]

Hasn't Marshall gotten into trouble with the law? I think he did, but it was dismissed. I'm not sure, I'll look it up.

This is the guy they call "Baby T.O." :lol

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

He would be great as a 3rd wideout here in New England. Playing with a great qb like Brady would do wonders for his career. :toast

Moss and Marshall on the outside w/ Welker in the slot wouldn't even be fair.

[jack sommerset]

Took the words right out of my mouth. With Hurd and Austin out of minicamp with leg injuries, we need something better at the WR spot...and the winner of 4th and Long ain't gonna do it.

Cowboys are going to run,run,run,throw the ball to the RB's,then to the TE's, then to a WR.

[samikeyp]

Tashard Choice, next year's #1 and a promise to Marshall to make Shanahan the coach next season!

Make it happen!! :lol

[Dr. Gonzo]

I'd love to get Harrison...Marshall would be a good addition though...drama queens don't bother Jones..it's cancerous players and criminals...And with a good locker room leader like Keith Brooking in the house, maybe we'll have someone step and and keep the drama queens silent.

lol Keith Brooking

Didn't everyone say the same shit about Zack Thomas last season?

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

drama queens don't bother Jones..it's cancerous players and criminals...

yeah Jones hates criminals that's why he signed Pacman Jones and Tank Johnson a year ago.



And with a good locker room leader like Keith Brooking in the house, maybe we'll have someone step and and keep the drama queens silent.


lol Keith Brooking

[Spursfan092120]

yeah Jones hates criminals that's why he signed Pacman Jones and Tank Johnson a year ago.


lol Keith Brooking

That's why he dumped Pacman and Tank this year. And Keith Brooking is a hell of a locker room guy.

[DUNCANownsKOBE2]

Pacman and Tank were criminals WELL before Dallas signed them, and Tank cleaned up his act completely, he was a way better citizen when he left Dallas than he was when he signed with Dallas.

[Spursfan092120]

Marshall already saying his good-byes

By ARNIE STAPLETON, AP Sports Writer 49 minutes ago


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DENVER (AP)—Brandon Marshall (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/7868/;_ylt=Aqur6Wm23pdomLajB5YfbAkdsLYF)(notes) (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/7868/news;_ylt=ArsjO3gxAfjQwj_TvjiVQmAdsLYF) is saying his good-byes to the Denver Broncos (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/den/;_ylt=Am3i8A5PxXbLK9XWWxATGuMdsLYF) and their fans even as coach Josh McDaniels talks about seeing his holdout Pro Bowl receiver at training camp next month.
Marshall posted a farewell on his blog Tuesday, four days after requesting a trade during a private meeting with team owner Pat Bowlen.
Bowlen hasn’t said whether he’ll honor Marshall’s trade request, and McDaniels says he expects Marshall to report to camp at the end of next month.
Marshall is scheduled to make $2.2 million in 2009, and he wants more money. But he has health and legal issues that leave him with little, if any, leverage.

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Marshall goes wrong way on Cutler Highway

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Brandon Marshall(notes) walked out of the Denver Broncos’ training facility on Friday carrying packed boxes to his car, then pulled out of the parking lot and away from a mandatory minicamp.

There’s a strong possibility he won’t be coming back.

The Pro Bowl wideout, upset about his contract and the Broncos’ treatment of a hip injury that required surgery in late March, seems to be following the Jay Cutler(notes) Highway out of town. He also appears to be taking a page from the departed franchise quarterback’s playbook: Disregard the authority of new coach Josh McDaniels, stay away from the facility and wait for owner Pat Bowlen to sign off on a trade. (Denver’s KOA radio reported Monday that Marshall asked to be dealt during a private meeting with Bowlen on Friday.)
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Like Cutler, Marshall is likely to get his wish – assuming there are legitimate offers for a fourth-year receiver who has averaged 103 catches and 1,295 yards over the past two seasons.

Unlike Cutler, who chafed when the 31-year-old McDaniels unsuccessfully tried to trade for Matt Cassel(notes) and never made a sincere effort to address his quarterback’s feelings of alienation, Marshall isn’t getting a whole lot of sympathy from me.

This is not to say that Marshall isn’t underpaid relative to his peers – he absolutely is. As a former fourth-round draft pick, he made just $1.5 million in combined salary and signing bonus over his first three seasons; after an escalation based on his selection to last February’s Pro Bowl, he’s due to make $2.198 million in ’09, the final year of his contract. He’s also undoubtedly upset that, barring an extension of the collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and its players association in the next 12 months, the rules surrounding an uncapped year in 2010 would prevent him from cashing in on unrestricted free agency following this season.

It’s also likely Marshall is frustrated over the team’s treatment of Cutler and its decision to trade the prolific passer for the weaker-armed Kyle Orton(notes), which could negatively impact his numbers.

I feel his pain, but I also think he’s clueless. If I were running the Broncos, would I give a lucrative extension to a guy coming off hip surgery who reportedly has been arrested or questioned by police 13 times (seven times for alleged domestic abuse) since 2004?

If you think the answer is yes, you must be a mile high.

We could get into a long discussion about the horrors of domestic violence and how culpable Marshall may or may not be in these specific cases. I heard what his ex-girlfriend, Rasheedah Watley, had to say on ESPN’s “Outside the Lines,” and I saw Marshall give his side of the story. I obviously can’t tell you what the absolute truth is, but I do know this:

• Marshall’s claim that he never laid a hand on Watley wasn’t especially supported by the fact that on March 1 police were called to intervene in a disturbance between him and his current fiancée, Michi Leshase Nogami-Campbell. According to a police report, Marshall and Nogami-Campbell began kicking and punching one another outside his Atlanta condominium in the presence of officers. Each was arrested, but charges were dropped when Marshall and Nogami-Campbell refused to testify against one another.

• From a competitive standpoint, having Marshall on your team is a risk, because he might not be available when you need him. Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended Marshall for the first three games of the ’08 season for violating the league’s personal-conduct policy (it was later reduced to a single game on appeal), and the player’s next conviction – or even arrest – could lead to a much longer absence. In August, Marshall is scheduled to stand trial in Atlanta for two counts of misdemeanor domestic battery that stem from a March 2008 incident involving Watley, and a conviction would likely trigger another suspension by the league.

• Marshall isn’t the most reliable teammate. Back in March ’08, Marshall suffered a severe gash to his right forearm after what he said was a playful wrestling incident with his brother that ended with the receiver’s arm smashing through a television set. He initially claimed he had suffered the injury after slipping on a McDonald’s wrapper, essentially lying to his employer. A little more than a week later Cutler, citing Marshall’s pending DUI charge (it was later dropped as part of a plea agreement), domestic violence issues and overall penchant for trouble – the wideout also reportedly helped instigate a confrontation in a club that preceded the shooting death of teammate Darrent Williams(notes) on Jan. 1, 2007 – said, “Yeah, he’s not my favorite person right now. I mean, I support him, but it’s always something with him right now. … He knows he’s running out of chances.” And that was one of Marshall’s friends talking.

The bottom line is that, if he wants a deal averaging $9 million a year anytime soon, Marshall is going to have to hope there’s another employer out there who’s willing to overlook his off-the-field issues and gamble. Further, that employer will likely have to part with at least a first-round draft pick to pry him for the Broncos.

My suspicion is that it will happen, and probably soon. And though I can see why such a move might infuriate Broncos fans, who would then have endured an offseason in which the team’s two best players were shipped out, at this point it’s probably the right call.

If McDaniels had made things right with Cutler, it would be a different story. The Broncos, with Marshall and second-year wideout Eddie Royal(notes) and second-year left tackle Ryan Clady(notes), would still be looking at a potentially elite passing attack for years to come, and there’d be a lot of value in keeping it intact.

Realistically, however, Bowlen – whether he realized it or not – set the dominos in motion after the ’08 season when he fired longtime coach and de facto front-office chief Mike Shanahan and brought in McDaniels. Bowlen was so impressed with the ex-Patriots offensive coordinator that he gave McDaniels the power to bring in a general manager (similarly untested Falcons personnel man Brian Xanders) and, eventually, sided with him over Cutler and dealt the disgruntled quarterback to the Bears.

Given that the Broncos have already done the unthinkable – and, for better or worse, put their organizational faith in McDaniels – appeasing Marshall and making a long-term commitment makes no sense. The upheaval has already occurred with Cutler’s departure; the franchise might as well get what it can for Marshall and try to regroup for the future.

And, of course, they’ll continue to celebrate in Kansas City, Oakland and, especially, San Diego.

If the Chargers wanted karmic restitution for the Ed Hochuli debacle, man, did they get a bountiful payback. When San Diego knocked Denver out of the playoffs on the final day of the regular season, it turned out that was only the beginning of the Broncos’ nightmare.

When you think about the improbable chain of events that led to all of this turmoil, you realize what a crazy business the 21st century NFL has become. If the Chargers don’t recover an onside kick in Kansas City with 1:19 remaining in their Dec. 14 game – after the Chiefs’ top receiver, Dwayne Bowe(notes), had the ball in his hands – Denver wins the AFC West.

In that scenario Shanahan and Cutler are almost certainly still with the team, and Marshall’s new deal is being worked out behind the scenes. WAY TO DESTROY THE DENVER BRONCO's

Instead, we have packed boxes, trade talks and another looming trip down the Jay Cutler Highway.

This time, the player deserves the bulk of the blame.

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Marshall already saying his good-byes

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FILE - In this Nov. 6, 2008, file photo, Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall(notes) celebrates after an 11-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns in Cleveland. Marshall was a no-show at a mandatory minicamp on Friday. Marshall wasn't expected to work out but team officials said he was required to attend meetings and work with medical personnel.
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DENVER (AP)—Brandon Marshall(notes) is saying his good-byes to the Denver Broncos and their fans even as coach Josh McDaniels talks about seeing his holdout Pro Bowl receiver at training camp next month.

Marshall posted a farewell on his blog Tuesday, four days after requesting a trade during a private meeting with team owner Pat Bowlen.

Bowlen hasn’t said whether he’ll honor Marshall’s trade request, and McDaniels says he expects Marshall to report to camp at the end of next month rather than follow Jay Cutler(notes) out of town.

Cutler was traded to Chicago in an acrimonious split several weeks after McDaniels talked about bringing Matt Cassel(notes) over from New England for a reunion in Denver.

Marshall’s beef is primarily financial.

He’s scheduled to make $2.2 million in 2009 and he wants more money, befitting a player who has posted consecutive 100-catch seasons and went to the Pro Bowl after last season. But he has health and legal issues that leave him with little, if any, leverage.

In a posting on his blog Tuesday that was titled “Clearing the Air,” Marshall wrote: “Life is filled with change, and where I am in my life now change is probably best. It’s hard leaving an organization ran (sic) by one of the best owners in all of sports, and someone who’s been there for me through my ups and downs.

“The hardest thing was hearing Mr. B wish me luck in the future, but we both came to the conclusion that this is probably the best thing for me to grow on and off the field,” Marshall continued. “I thank the Denver fans who embraced my emotion and play on the field and (for) showing me love every time I step outside my door.”

Also, Marshall’s agent, Kennard McGuire, told FOX31-TV in Denver on Tuesday that “Mr. Bowlen has said that ownership will do everything in its power to accommodate his wishes” for a trade.

McDaniels told The Associated Press on Tuesday night, however, that he expects his Pro Bowl receiver to be in attendance next month when the Broncos reconvene for camp.

“We met after Pat’s meeting with Brandon Marshall and we’re going to continue our dialogue with Brandon and his representatives,” McDaniels said, echoing comments he made earlier to The Denver Post and ESPN. “And we look forward to having Brandon at training camp.”

McGuire didn’t return messages from The AP.

Marshall is recuperating from hip surgery this spring and he faces a trial later this summer on charges of misdemeanor battery in Atlanta. A conviction could subject him to his second suspension from the NFL in two seasons. He sat out last year’s opener and was docked two pay checks after a series of domestic disputes landed him in commissioner Roger Goodell’s office.

While Marshall’s issue with the team is primarily about money, he also has cited a lack of trust in Denver’s medical staff for not wanting to rehab at team headquarters following what he has called a misdiagnosis of his hip injury last year.

He skipped three weeks of voluntary workouts this spring, preferring to rehab under the care of his personal physicians back home in Orlando, Fla., then dodged the mandatory minicamp. After his meeting with Bowlen, Marshall loaded three boxes of belongings into his truck and drove away without speaking to reporters.

Marshall has far outplayed the four-year deal he signed as a fourth-round draft pick in 2006. He made about $1.5 million in each of his first three seasons and his trip to the Pro Bowl last year boosted his 2009 pay to $2.2 million.

However, it’s possible he won’t be the same player after hip surgery.

Marshall caught 104 passes for 1,265 yards and six TDs last season. But he had several crucial fumbles and also dropped 18 on-target passes, something he blamed on the nerve damage in his right arm, which he said he put through a television set while horsing around with his brother a year ago in the offseason.