Broncos’ receiver Brandon Marshall failed to show up to Denver’s mandatory minicamp on Friday. He continues to recover from offseason hip surgery, but the Broncos still expected Marshall to be in attendance for camp.
Marshall is a little upset that he’s about to enter the final year of his rookie contract and therefore is trying to put the squeeze on the Broncos in efforts to get a new deal. But so far Denver isn’t biting and chances are, they’re none too happy about Marshall’s absence from camp.
What I happen to love about one, Brandon “The Beast” Marshall is that he’s had at least (at least) seven reported off-field incidents since becoming a Bronco. He’s also been nicked up numerous times throughout his career, including in March of last year when he slipped on a empty McDonald’s bag while wrestling with family members and freaking fell through a TV set at his home in Orlando, suffering lacerations to one artery, one vein, one nerve, two tendons and three muscles.
Yet through all this, he still has the pumpkins to ask the Broncos, “Where’s my money?” And not only that, but he’s trying to play hardball with them in order to get a new contract, which includes holding out.
The audacity that same athletes have is appalling. Instead of getting acquainted with a new coaching staff and a new quarterback, Marshall would rather sit at home and pout about his contract. Now, his on field talent is unquestioned and if he ever keeps his head on straight he could turn out to be one of the best receivers in the NFL. But as my TSR cohort John Paulsen once similarly said about Michael Vick, Marshall has million-dollar talent and a 10-cent head.
Update: Broncos’ head coach Josh McDaniels says Marshall should be in camp by late Friday.
