I am shocked about this developing story. That is, I am shocked that it took us this long to hear from Brandon Marshall. I thought that he would have his bags packed the week Cutler was shipped to Chi-town.
Instead it took until this past weekend for Marshall to voice his unhappiness in Denver. According to Adam Schefter, Marshall missed a mandatory team minicamp this past weekend and made the trade request during a meeting with Broncos owner Pat Bowlen on Friday.
Marshall has been unhappy with the team all Spring even beyond the Cutler drama. Marshall is coming off hip surgery that he believes was made worse by misdiagnoses by the Broncos medical staff.
The problem that Marshall has now is of a contractual nature. Marshall is due $2.2 million this season, the final year of a four-year contract he signed as a rookie. He is seeking the opportunity to renegotiate.
Marshall has proven to have some off the field issues and might not be the most likable guy to root for. That being said, it is hard to completely disregard the crappy situation that he has been handed.
Sure the Broncos have struggled the past couple seasons but it seemed that all the pieces were there, especially on offense. That combined with a great coach and it was only a matter of some tweaks and they would be back a top the AFC West.
Shefter says that the Broncos will under no circumstances be trading Brandon Marshall. I say Mike Shanahan is privately laughing his ass off about the off-season in Denver.
Broncos’ Marshall misses workout, meets with Bowlen [Denver Post]
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