How many games will Brandon Marshall be suspended? (1 Viewer)

[Gopher State]

Marshall may see millions slip through hands

The Denver Post

Posted: 03/06/2009 12:30:00 AM MST

Brandon Marshall tried to stay out of trouble.

The Broncos' star receiver had been regularly attending counseling classes, right up until last week. Perhaps no one has helped raise more money for the Rev. Leon Kelly's after-school program that helps steer kids away from trouble.

Yet, trouble found Marshall again early Sunday, and it figures to cost him millions and millions of dollars.

"I deal with a lot of guys, a lot of people who have been written off by the system, by family, by friends, whatever," Kelly said. "And I respect the accomplishments and talents that 'B' has a football player. But I'm more concerned about how you are as a person. And I know what B has gone through, and I've seen how far he's developed and matured

Marshall was arrested for disorderly conduct after an argument in Atlanta with his fiancee Michi Nogami Campbell, who also was charged. Although charges against both were dismissed Monday morning, the arrest itself didn't exactly come at a good time for Marshall.

Never mind the possible suspension Marshall could receive from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell as a repeat offender of the league's personal-conduct policy. The suspension, by itself, will cut into Marshall's $2.2 million salary this season.

But it's the following season, 2010, where Marshall may have cost himself a financial windfall.

Marshall becomes a victim of the NFL labor disagreement. Because the collective- bargaining agreement has been reopened, Marshall as a fourth-year player will only be eligible for restricted free agency after this season instead of unrestricted free agency, when he can sell himself to the highest bidder.

In an uncapped year, players aren't eligible for free agency until after their sixth year of league service. Given that receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh, at 31, just got an $8 million a year contract from Seattle, Marshall, who is only 24, could have easily commanded a $9 million-plus average annual contract from the Broncos to keep him.

Marshall was hoping to work out a contract extension with the Broncos this spring, but the pending ruling by Goodell probably precludes any further negotiation. Instead, the most Marshall would likely make as a restricted free agent in 2010 is about $2.5 million.

There is precedence to suggest Marshall could be facing an eight-game suspension this season. That would cost him half his salary, or $1.1 million, this year and perhaps up to $6 million or $7 million next year if the Broncos continue to control him on a year-to-year basis.

"The way the domestic-violence law is written, discretion is taken out of the hands of the police who are called," Kelly said. "B didn't have a bruise on him, and as big as he is, Michi didn't have a bruise on her. I don't condone violence or striking a woman in any way, shape or form. But to be held for a few hours and released for $300, and the judge to look at the facts and quickly dismiss it — that just doesn't happen. I just pray the league looks at the total picture."

ESPN Radio thinks 8 games for those who care, it doesn't matter to the commish that the charges were droped, as Marshall is a repeat offender of the leagues personal conduct policy.

 

[Toxic Gatorade]

I voted ZERO.

My reasoning for this thinking is that even though he was arrested...........the charges were suddenly dropped as if nothing happened at all. He wasn't at a club causing trouble, he wasn't with a group of guys that caused a disturbance, he wasn't arrested for a DUI or DWI.

This was a personal conflict that could happen to anyone that has a fight/argument with their girlfriend or spouse that went too far. Even though Marshall has a history with trouble, I think this one gets overlooked by Goodell. No physical abuse was discovered.

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

I voted ZERO.My reasoning for this thinking is that even though he was arrested...........the charges were suddenly dropped as if nothing happened at all. He wasn't at a club causing trouble, he wasn't with a group of guys that caused a disturbance, he wasn't arrested for a DUI or DWI. This was a personal conflict that could happen to anyone that has a fight/argument with their girlfriend or spouse that went too far. Even though Marshall has a history with trouble, I think this one gets overlooked by Goodell. No physical abuse was discovered.

Disagree. This is exactly the same conduct that got Marshall in trouble last time, though some of this was witnessed by a Cop, apparently. Marshall was in a late night arguement with a woman who had the sense to try to leave to let things calm down. Instead of allowing that Marshall went hands on the women, again just like with the cab incident last summer. Last time he made promises to the Commissioner. He has now made the commissioner look stupid. Dude is going to pay.

 

[Ketamine Dreams]

Four. He's on a short leash after last year. No reduction in suspended games this time either. He's a world-class talent with a 2 cent brain...

 

[Balco]

I voted ZERO.My reasoning for this thinking is that even though he was arrested...........the charges were suddenly dropped as if nothing happened at all. He wasn't at a club causing trouble, he wasn't with a group of guys that caused a disturbance, he wasn't arrested for a DUI or DWI. This was a personal conflict that could happen to anyone that has a fight/argument with their girlfriend or spouse that went too far. Even though Marshall has a history with trouble, I think this one gets overlooked by Goodell. No physical abuse was discovered.

Disagree. This is exactly the same conduct that got Marshall in trouble last time, though some of this was witnessed by a Cop, apparently. Marshall was in a late night arguement with a woman who had the sense to try to leave to let things calm down. Instead of allowing that Marshall went hands on the women, again. Last time He made promises to the Commissioner. He has know made the commissioner look stupid. Dude is going to pay.

I think it will be 4 games. It boggles my mind that even though some players have been warned/suspended for previous behavior, they still put themselves in bad positions. No sympathy for Marshall here.

 

[dmac37]

Any idea of when a decision will be made?

 

[Da Guru]

I voted ZERO.My reasoning for this thinking is that even though he was arrested...........the charges were suddenly dropped as if nothing happened at all. He wasn't at a club causing trouble, he wasn't with a group of guys that caused a disturbance, he wasn't arrested for a DUI or DWI. This was a personal conflict that could happen to anyone that has a fight/argument with their girlfriend or spouse that went too far. Even though Marshall has a history with trouble, I think this one gets overlooked by Goodell. No physical abuse was discovered.

Disagree. This is exactly the same conduct that got Marshall in trouble last time, though some of this was witnessed by a Cop, apparently. Marshall was in a late night arguement with a woman who had the sense to try to leave to let things calm down. Instead of allowing that Marshall went hands on the women, again. Last time He made promises to the Commissioner. He has know made the commissioner look stupid. Dude is going to pay.

I think it will be 4 games. It boggles my mind that even though some players have been warned/suspended for previous behavior, they still put themselves in bad positions. No sympathy for Marshall here.

Given Goodells history I would say at least 4 games..maybe more.

 

[Courtjester]

DW is dead on. I say 4 games also.

8 is too much--as others have posted, that is what Tank got and he got caught with a cache of weapons

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

And let me be even more frank, just to show you that I'm not a hard-hearted man, and that it's not all dollars and cents. She was beautiful! She was young! She was innocent! She was the greatest piece of ### I've ever had, and I've had 'em all over the world! And then Brandon Marshall comes along with his olive oil voice and hip hop charm, and he beats her down just to make me look ridiculous! And a man in my position can't afford to be made to look ridiculous! -Rodger Goodell

 

[NeverEnough]

I voted ZERO.My reasoning for this thinking is that even though he was arrested...........the charges were suddenly dropped as if nothing happened at all. He wasn't at a club causing trouble, he wasn't with a group of guys that caused a disturbance, he wasn't arrested for a DUI or DWI. This was a personal conflict that could happen to anyone that has a fight/argument with their girlfriend or spouse that went too far. Even though Marshall has a history with trouble, I think this one gets overlooked by Goodell. No physical abuse was discovered.

So a DUI is ok?!Wait till some drunk kills 1 of your family members.

 

[AnonymousBob]

I voted for all the options given. Because you let me.

 

[Burning Sensation]

I voted ZERO.My reasoning for this thinking is that even though he was arrested...........the charges were suddenly dropped as if nothing happened at all. He wasn't at a club causing trouble, he wasn't with a group of guys that caused a disturbance, he wasn't arrested for a DUI or DWI. This was a personal conflict that could happen to anyone that has a fight/argument with their girlfriend or spouse that went too far. Even though Marshall has a history with trouble, I think this one gets overlooked by Goodell. No physical abuse was discovered.

So a DUI is ok?!Wait till some drunk kills 1 of your family members.

What the heck are you talking about?

 

[The Man With No Name]

I voted ZERO.My reasoning for this thinking is that even though he was arrested...........the charges were suddenly dropped as if nothing happened at all. He wasn't at a club causing trouble, he wasn't with a group of guys that caused a disturbance, he wasn't arrested for a DUI or DWI. This was a personal conflict that could happen to anyone that has a fight/argument with their girlfriend or spouse that went too far. Even though Marshall has a history with trouble, I think this one gets overlooked by Goodell. No physical abuse was discovered.

So a DUI is ok?!Wait till some drunk kills 1 of your family members.

He is saying a DUI is not ok

 

[Phurfur]

I voted ZERO.

My reasoning for this thinking is that even though he was arrested...........the charges were suddenly dropped as if nothing happened at all. He wasn't at a club causing trouble, he wasn't with a group of guys that caused a disturbance, he wasn't arrested for a DUI or DWI.

This was a personal conflict that could happen to anyone that has a fight/argument with their girlfriend or spouse that went too far. Even though Marshall has a history with trouble, I think this one gets overlooked by Goodell. No physical abuse was discovered.

No it couldn't happen to anybody, if fact it has never happened and never will happen to millions of people.I voted 4 games even though I would give him 8, check out this rap sheet. Could this could happen to anybody?

Marshall's transgressions

Oct. 31, 2004: Brandon Marshall faced misdemeanor charges of trespass, resisting arrest without violence, disorderly conduct, refusal to obey and assault on an officer in a Halloween arrest his junior year at Central Florida. Charges were dismissed.

April 8, 2005: Marshall was charged with retail theft, a misdemeanor, after police in Orlando, Fla., accused him of trying to return a stolen set of bed sheets at a Burlington Coat Factory. The charge was dropped.

June 17, 2006: Marshall and girlfriend Rasheedah Watley both filed police reports alleging physical abuse by the other in an hours-long fight at Marshall's Orlando apartment. No arrests.

Jan. 24, 2007: Police interviewed Marshall and his father after an argument in an Orlando parking lot. Marshall claimed his father tried to hit him with his car, while the father told police Marshall had shot a gun. Both declined to press charges.

March 18, 2007: Watley told Atlanta police that Marshall had punched her and taken her purse while at a downtown hotel. Marshall left before police arrived and no charges were filed.

March 21, 2007: Police in Palm Beach County, Fla., interviewed Marshall and Watley twice in one night after two loud arguments. Both said the incidents were not physical, and no arrests were made.

March 26, 2007: Marshall was arrested in Highlands Ranch on charges of domestic violence and false imprisonment after another argument. Charges were dropped in May 2007.

June 8, 2007: Two incident reports were filed by Atlanta police. The first was to investigate damage to private property when Watley's friend alleged that Marshall hit her car and then threw a rock at the passenger door, near where Watley was riding. In the other, Watley told police Marshall had cut her in the thigh and punched her in the face. She was taken by ambulance to a local hospital. Marshall was not on the scene, and no charges were filed.

June 30, 2007: Watley told Atlanta police Marshall had punched and choked her at his condo, leaving a bruise on her eye and scratches on her body. He was not on scene, and no charges were filed.

Oct. 22, 2007: Marshall was arrested and charged with DUI after he allegedly drove the wrong way on a one-way street in downtown Denver, hours after a Broncos game. Pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and sentenced to a year's probation in Sept. 2008.

March 4-6, 2008: Three incident reports and one criminal warrant were filed after Watley and Marshall got into a fight at his Atlanta condo. She told police Marshall had punched her in the mouth and eye. Marshall told police his hand was also cut on glass during the incident, which included Watley's two younger sisters. Marshall was arrested March 6 on a misdemeanor battery charge. A misdemeanor battery charge is still pending.

May 21, 2008: An Atlanta police officer was dispatched to Marshall's condo to enforce Watley's temporary restraining order while Watley was there removing her belongings. The officer described Marshall as being cooperative and Watley as argumentative, though Watley told the officer she felt threatened by Marshall and his relatives who were also there.

 

[travdogg]

I think 8 would be crazy. The charges basically lasted about 24 hours before a judge said they were irrelevant. That has to be a factor.

I voted 1-2 just because of his prior history and I would consider 4 games to be "dropping the hammer."

If Marshall didn't have the track record this wouldn't have even been a blip.

Still, this is a problem(one of many in Denver) at this point though there is no reason to think a big suspension will be handed down since he really didn't do anything major. Perhaps if he'd done something severe(like Lynch did) then with his track record he may have gotten a full year suspension, but with this, meh.

 

[golfguy]

i think 3-4 games. even if goddell tries to go to 8 games, the union won't allow that. no way. not without an arrest being made. no charges, how can you suspend someone for 8 games for basically nothing. (i wasn't there, so i really don't know what happened)

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

I think 8 would be crazy. The charges basically lasted about 24 hours before a judge said they were irrelevant. That has to be a factor.I voted 1-2 just because of his prior history and I would consider 4 games to be "dropping the hammer." If Marshall didn't have the track record this wouldn't have even been a blip.Still, this is a problem(one of many in Denver) at this point though there is no reason to think a big suspension will be handed down since he really didn't do anything major. Perhaps if he'd done something severe(like Lynch did) then with his track record he may have gotten a full year suspension, but with this, meh.

A jdge did not say they wre irrelevant. The court did allow the prosecution to dismiss charges at the request of the victim. Some courts choose not to force victims to confront their assailants. It has nothing to do with the worth of the charges or the proof, it is a philosophical decision. If I recall correctly a patrol officer witnessed this behavior. A professional athlete over 6 feet and over 200 pounds pinning a women against a wall with his hand around her throat in the early morning hours. This is more or less exactly his pattern of behavior. This is exactly what he promised the Commish would not happen again. It did.

 

[az_prof]

I voted ZERO.My reasoning for this thinking is that even though he was arrested...........the charges were suddenly dropped as if nothing happened at all. He wasn't at a club causing trouble, he wasn't with a group of guys that caused a disturbance, he wasn't arrested for a DUI or DWI. This was a personal conflict that could happen to anyone that has a fight/argument with their girlfriend or spouse that went too far. Even though Marshall has a history with trouble, I think this one gets overlooked by Goodell. No physical abuse was discovered.

I totally agree. Charges were dropped and the charges to begin with were not that serious. It's not like he was accused of doing or selling drugs, assault, using a weapon, etc. It was "disorderly conduct" and again, the charges were dropped. The DA NEVER drop charges if they have a shred of evidence that will hold up in court.

 

[az_prof]

I think 8 would be crazy. The charges basically lasted about 24 hours before a judge said they were irrelevant. That has to be a factor.I voted 1-2 just because of his prior history and I would consider 4 games to be "dropping the hammer." If Marshall didn't have the track record this wouldn't have even been a blip.Still, this is a problem(one of many in Denver) at this point though there is no reason to think a big suspension will be handed down since he really didn't do anything major. Perhaps if he'd done something severe(like Lynch did) then with his track record he may have gotten a full year suspension, but with this, meh.

A jdge did not say they wre irrelevant. The court did allow the prosecution to dismiss charges at the request of the victim. Some courts choose not to force victims to confront their assailants. It has nothing to do with the worth of the charges or the proof, it is a philosophical decision. If I recall correctly a patrol officer witnessed this behavior. A professional athlete over 6 feet and over 200 pounds pinning a women against a wall with his hand around her throat in the early morning hours. This is more or less exactly his pattern of behavior. This is exactly what he promised the Commish would not happen again. It did.

You talk like you were there. I hope someday you are falsely arrested because it happens. You say "if I recall correctly": does this mean you read the police report? Where are you getting your information from that you are prepared to sentence a man for something that a court chose to dismiss?

 

[Balco]

I think 8 would be crazy. The charges basically lasted about 24 hours before a judge said they were irrelevant. That has to be a factor.I voted 1-2 just because of his prior history and I would consider 4 games to be "dropping the hammer." If Marshall didn't have the track record this wouldn't have even been a blip.Still, this is a problem(one of many in Denver) at this point though there is no reason to think a big suspension will be handed down since he really didn't do anything major. Perhaps if he'd done something severe(like Lynch did) then with his track record he may have gotten a full year suspension, but with this, meh.

A jdge did not say they wre irrelevant. The court did allow the prosecution to dismiss charges at the request of the victim. Some courts choose not to force victims to confront their assailants. It has nothing to do with the worth of the charges or the proof, it is a philosophical decision. If I recall correctly a patrol officer witnessed this behavior. A professional athlete over 6 feet and over 200 pounds pinning a women against a wall with his hand around her throat in the early morning hours. This is more or less exactly his pattern of behavior. This is exactly what he promised the Commish would not happen again. It did.

You talk like you were there. I hope someday you are falsely arrested because it happens. You say "if I recall correctly": does this mean you read the police report? Where are you getting your information from that you are prepared to sentence a man for something that a court chose to dismiss?

There was a witness who just happened to be a patrol officer. The alleged victim requested no charges be brought. I work in the criminal justice system (court). This happens quite a bit. Doesn't mean the events did not happen.

 

[Ford Prefect]

I voted ZERO.

My reasoning for this thinking is that even though he was arrested...........the charges were suddenly dropped as if nothing happened at all. He wasn't at a club causing trouble, he wasn't with a group of guys that caused a disturbance, he wasn't arrested for a DUI or DWI.

This was a personal conflict that could happen to anyone that has a fight/argument with their girlfriend or spouse that went too far. Even though Marshall has a history with trouble, I think this one gets overlooked by Goodell. No physical abuse was discovered.

No it couldn't happen to anybody, if fact it has never happened and never will happen to millions of people.I voted 4 games even though I would give him 8, check out this rap sheet. Could this could happen to anybody?

Marshall's transgressions

Oct. 31, 2004: Brandon Marshall faced misdemeanor charges of trespass, resisting arrest without violence, disorderly conduct, refusal to obey and assault on an officer in a Halloween arrest his junior year at Central Florida. Charges were dismissed.

April 8, 2005: Marshall was charged with retail theft, a misdemeanor, after police in Orlando, Fla., accused him of trying to return a stolen set of bed sheets at a Burlington Coat Factory. The charge was dropped.

June 17, 2006: Marshall and girlfriend Rasheedah Watley both filed police reports alleging physical abuse by the other in an hours-long fight at Marshall's Orlando apartment. No arrests.

Jan. 24, 2007: Police interviewed Marshall and his father after an argument in an Orlando parking lot. Marshall claimed his father tried to hit him with his car, while the father told police Marshall had shot a gun. Both declined to press charges.

March 18, 2007: Watley told Atlanta police that Marshall had punched her and taken her purse while at a downtown hotel. Marshall left before police arrived and no charges were filed.

March 21, 2007: Police in Palm Beach County, Fla., interviewed Marshall and Watley twice in one night after two loud arguments. Both said the incidents were not physical, and no arrests were made.

March 26, 2007: Marshall was arrested in Highlands Ranch on charges of domestic violence and false imprisonment after another argument. Charges were dropped in May 2007.

June 8, 2007: Two incident reports were filed by Atlanta police. The first was to investigate damage to private property when Watley's friend alleged that Marshall hit her car and then threw a rock at the passenger door, near where Watley was riding. In the other, Watley told police Marshall had cut her in the thigh and punched her in the face. She was taken by ambulance to a local hospital. Marshall was not on the scene, and no charges were filed.

June 30, 2007: Watley told Atlanta police Marshall had punched and choked her at his condo, leaving a bruise on her eye and scratches on her body. He was not on scene, and no charges were filed.

Oct. 22, 2007: Marshall was arrested and charged with DUI after he allegedly drove the wrong way on a one-way street in downtown Denver, hours after a Broncos game. Pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and sentenced to a year's probation in Sept. 2008.

March 4-6, 2008: Three incident reports and one criminal warrant were filed after Watley and Marshall got into a fight at his Atlanta condo. She told police Marshall had punched her in the mouth and eye. Marshall told police his hand was also cut on glass during the incident, which included Watley's two younger sisters. Marshall was arrested March 6 on a misdemeanor battery charge. A misdemeanor battery charge is still pending.

May 21, 2008: An Atlanta police officer was dispatched to Marshall's condo to enforce Watley's temporary restraining order while Watley was there removing her belongings. The officer described Marshall as being cooperative and Watley as argumentative, though Watley told the officer she felt threatened by Marshall and his relatives who were also there.

That sure is a lot of "being in the wrong place at the wrong time."

 

[heidbrink]

Goodell could have come down a lot harder last year but mercilously gave him just one more shot to prove he can behave. ...This time I think the hammer drops.

Could the game(s) (was it one or 2?) that were knocked off of last years suspension be added to whatever penance is dealt this time?... Could we actually see an even worse case scenario of 8 games + the games knocked off the punishment last season = 9/10 total?

 

[Christo]

Goodell could have come down a lot harder last year but mercilously gave him just one more shot to prove he can behave. ...This time I think the hammer drops.Could the game(s) (was it one or 2?) that were knocked off of last years suspension be added to whatever penance is dealt this time?... Could we actually see an even worse case scenario of 8 games + the games knocked off the punishment last season = 9/10 total?

Well, if a hit & run plus a gun charge only merits a 2-4 game suspension for Lynch I don't see how Goodell could come down harder on Marshall.

 

[rodgev]

lets not forget that Adam Jones wasn't convicted of anything either....

 

[Hoss_Cartwright]

Goodell could have come down a lot harder last year but mercilously gave him just one more shot to prove he can behave. ...This time I think the hammer drops.Could the game(s) (was it one or 2?) that were knocked off of last years suspension be added to whatever penance is dealt this time?... Could we actually see an even worse case scenario of 8 games + the games knocked off the punishment last season = 9/10 total?

Well, if a hit & run plus a gun charge only merits a 2-4 game suspension for Lynch I don't see how Goodell could come down harder on Marshall.

See the first sentence in post #22.

 

[Christo]

Goodell could have come down a lot harder last year but mercilously gave him just one more shot to prove he can behave. ...This time I think the hammer drops.Could the game(s) (was it one or 2?) that were knocked off of last years suspension be added to whatever penance is dealt this time?... Could we actually see an even worse case scenario of 8 games + the games knocked off the punishment last season = 9/10 total?

Well, if a hit & run plus a gun charge only merits a 2-4 game suspension for Lynch I don't see how Goodell could come down harder on Marshall.

See the first sentence in post #22.

So?

 

[Phurfur]

Goodell could have come down a lot harder last year but mercilously gave him just one more shot to prove he can behave. ...This time I think the hammer drops.

Could the game(s) (was it one or 2?) that were knocked off of last years suspension be added to whatever penance is dealt this time?... Could we actually see an even worse case scenario of 8 games + the games knocked off the punishment last season = 9/10 total?

Well, if a hit & run plus a gun charge only merits a 2-4 game suspension for Lynch I don't see how Goodell could come down harder on Marshall.

This will be Marshall's second suspension but the first for Lynch. HTH

 

[Christo]

Goodell could have come down a lot harder last year but mercilously gave him just one more shot to prove he can behave. ...This time I think the hammer drops.

Could the game(s) (was it one or 2?) that were knocked off of last years suspension be added to whatever penance is dealt this time?... Could we actually see an even worse case scenario of 8 games + the games knocked off the punishment last season = 9/10 total?

Well, if a hit & run plus a gun charge only merits a 2-4 game suspension for Lynch I don't see how Goodell could come down harder on Marshall.

This will be Marshall's second suspension but the first for Lynch. HTH

Not really. It's not like the hit & run was recent. Lynch was lucky to not get a suspension from that last year.

 

[King of the Wolfies]

Goodell has to make an example out of Marshall. Pacman was forgiven repeatedly burning Goodell each time. Marshall was given a reduced punishment last season with the conditions that he stay clean. Even tho the newest charges were dismissed, they could have been completely avoided if he'd learn to walk away. He didnt so now he needs to pay the piper....4 games this time with a promise of a year the next time.

 

[Gopher State]

Goodell has to make an example out of Marshall. Pacman was forgiven repeatedly burning Goodell each time. Marshall was given a reduced punishment last season with the conditions that he stay clean. Even tho the newest charges were dismissed, they could have been completely avoided if he'd learn to walk away. He didnt so now he needs to pay the piper....4 games this time with a promise of a year the next time.

 

[Toxic Gatorade]

I voted ZERO.My reasoning for this thinking is that even though he was arrested...........the charges were suddenly dropped as if nothing happened at all. He wasn't at a club causing trouble, he wasn't with a group of guys that caused a disturbance, he wasn't arrested for a DUI or DWI. This was a personal conflict that could happen to anyone that has a fight/argument with their girlfriend or spouse that went too far. Even though Marshall has a history with trouble, I think this one gets overlooked by Goodell. No physical abuse was discovered.

So a DUI is ok?!Wait till some drunk kills 1 of your family members.

Where in the world did you get '" a DUI or DWI '" is OK from?

 

[billyjoe]

I voted ZERO.My reasoning for this thinking is that even though he was arrested...........the charges were suddenly dropped as if nothing happened at all. He wasn't at a club causing trouble, he wasn't with a group of guys that caused a disturbance, he wasn't arrested for a DUI or DWI. This was a personal conflict that could happen to anyone that has a fight/argument with their girlfriend or spouse that went too far. Even though Marshall has a history with trouble, I think this one gets overlooked by Goodell. No physical abuse was discovered.

So a DUI is ok?!Wait till some drunk kills 1 of your family members.

You're an idiot.

 

[az_prof]

I voted ZERO.

My reasoning for this thinking is that even though he was arrested...........the charges were suddenly dropped as if nothing happened at all. He wasn't at a club causing trouble, he wasn't with a group of guys that caused a disturbance, he wasn't arrested for a DUI or DWI.

This was a personal conflict that could happen to anyone that has a fight/argument with their girlfriend or spouse that went too far. Even though Marshall has a history with trouble, I think this one gets overlooked by Goodell. No physical abuse was discovered.

No it couldn't happen to anybody, if fact it has never happened and never will happen to millions of people.I voted 4 games even though I would give him 8, check out this rap sheet. Could this could happen to anybody?

Marshall's transgressions

Oct. 31, 2004: Brandon Marshall faced misdemeanor charges of trespass, resisting arrest without violence, disorderly conduct, refusal to obey and assault on an officer in a Halloween arrest his junior year at Central Florida. Charges were dismissed.

April 8, 2005: Marshall was charged with retail theft, a misdemeanor, after police in Orlando, Fla., accused him of trying to return a stolen set of bed sheets at a Burlington Coat Factory. The charge was dropped.

June 17, 2006: Marshall and girlfriend Rasheedah Watley both filed police reports alleging physical abuse by the other in an hours-long fight at Marshall's Orlando apartment. No arrests.

Jan. 24, 2007: Police interviewed Marshall and his father after an argument in an Orlando parking lot. Marshall claimed his father tried to hit him with his car, while the father told police Marshall had shot a gun. Both declined to press charges.

March 18, 2007: Watley told Atlanta police that Marshall had punched her and taken her purse while at a downtown hotel. Marshall left before police arrived and no charges were filed.

March 21, 2007: Police in Palm Beach County, Fla., interviewed Marshall and Watley twice in one night after two loud arguments. Both said the incidents were not physical, and no arrests were made.

March 26, 2007: Marshall was arrested in Highlands Ranch on charges of domestic violence and false imprisonment after another argument. Charges were dropped in May 2007.

June 8, 2007: Two incident reports were filed by Atlanta police. The first was to investigate damage to private property when Watley's friend alleged that Marshall hit her car and then threw a rock at the passenger door, near where Watley was riding. In the other, Watley told police Marshall had cut her in the thigh and punched her in the face. She was taken by ambulance to a local hospital. Marshall was not on the scene, and no charges were filed.

June 30, 2007: Watley told Atlanta police Marshall had punched and choked her at his condo, leaving a bruise on her eye and scratches on her body. He was not on scene, and no charges were filed.

Oct. 22, 2007: Marshall was arrested and charged with DUI after he allegedly drove the wrong way on a one-way street in downtown Denver, hours after a Broncos game. Pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and sentenced to a year's probation in Sept. 2008.

March 4-6, 2008: Three incident reports and one criminal warrant were filed after Watley and Marshall got into a fight at his Atlanta condo. She told police Marshall had punched her in the mouth and eye. Marshall told police his hand was also cut on glass during the incident, which included Watley's two younger sisters. Marshall was arrested March 6 on a misdemeanor battery charge. A misdemeanor battery charge is still pending.

May 21, 2008: An Atlanta police officer was dispatched to Marshall's condo to enforce Watley's temporary restraining order while Watley was there removing her belongings. The officer described Marshall as being cooperative and Watley as argumentative, though Watley told the officer she felt threatened by Marshall and his relatives who were also there.

That sure is a lot of "being in the wrong place at the wrong time."

But notice: in all but one case no charges were filed or charges were dropped. Is it a rap sheet to be charged? I thought you were innocent until proven guilty? In a court of law you could never assemble all these false arrests and use that as evidence.I have to say that I am glad we have our civil liberties built into the Bill of Rights because some of you people are prepared to damn someone just because of appearances. Have you considered that the woman in his life, who is associated with most of those incidents, may have been psycho? I have had friends and relatives whose lives were ruined by women like that. It isn't always evil men. I just thank god that I am innocent until proven guilty and that you all can't take that away, as long as I don't work for the NFL.

 

[Jason Wood]

Considering Marshall fought the commissioner last year and got his suspension reduced on a technicality, I would be stunned if Goodell doesn't drop the hammer on him. I would say 4 games minimum.

 

[bigums]

But notice: in all but one case no charges were filed or charges were dropped. Is it a rap sheet to be charged? I thought you were innocent until proven guilty? In a court of law you could never assemble all these false arrests and use that as evidence. I have to say that I am glad we have our civil liberties built into the Bill of Rights because some of you people are prepared to damn someone just because of appearances. Have you considered that the woman in his life, who is associated with most of those incidents, may have been psycho? I have had friends and relatives whose lives were ruined by women like that. It isn't always evil men. I just thank god that I am innocent until proven guilty and that you all can't take that away, as long as I don't work for the NFL.

None of that has anything to do with the NFL conduct code as it is enforced by Goodell. You can be outraged at the infringement of his civil liberties if this was the court system, but this is a code of conduct for a workplace. TOTALLY different set of standards.And blame evil women all you want, but there's no way trouble follows you that closely unless you're walking the line. People date crazy people all the time, but they don't have umpteen brushes with the law. Marshall has to be accountable for the company he keeps and the places he goes. As GWB so eloquently put, "Fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again."

 

[az_prof]

But notice: in all but one case no charges were filed or charges were dropped. Is it a rap sheet to be charged? I thought you were innocent until proven guilty? In a court of law you could never assemble all these false arrests and use that as evidence. I have to say that I am glad we have our civil liberties built into the Bill of Rights because some of you people are prepared to damn someone just because of appearances. Have you considered that the woman in his life, who is associated with most of those incidents, may have been psycho? I have had friends and relatives whose lives were ruined by women like that. It isn't always evil men. I just thank god that I am innocent until proven guilty and that you all can't take that away, as long as I don't work for the NFL.

None of that has anything to do with the NFL conduct code as it is enforced by Goodell. You can be outraged at the infringement of his civil liberties if this was the court system, but this is a code of conduct for a workplace. TOTALLY different set of standards.And blame evil women all you want, but there's no way trouble follows you that closely unless you're walking the line. People date crazy people all the time, but they don't have umpteen brushes with the law. Marshall has to be accountable for the company he keeps and the places he goes. As GWB so eloquently put, "Fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again."

Count yourself lucky if none of this has happened to you. If the mother of your child was nuts and was obsessed with you, you might have a "rap" sheet like this. The NFL would have more credibility had it done more to address steroids use early on and even now or had it seriously addressed the cheating of NE.

 

[VTjkru]

But notice: in all but one case no charges were filed or charges were dropped. Is it a rap sheet to be charged? I thought you were innocent until proven guilty? In a court of law you could never assemble all these false arrests and use that as evidence. I have to say that I am glad we have our civil liberties built into the Bill of Rights because some of you people are prepared to damn someone just because of appearances. Have you considered that the woman in his life, who is associated with most of those incidents, may have been psycho? I have had friends and relatives whose lives were ruined by women like that. It isn't always evil men. I just thank god that I am innocent until proven guilty and that you all can't take that away, as long as I don't work for the NFL.

None of that has anything to do with the NFL conduct code as it is enforced by Goodell. You can be outraged at the infringement of his civil liberties if this was the court system, but this is a code of conduct for a workplace. TOTALLY different set of standards.And blame evil women all you want, but there's no way trouble follows you that closely unless you're walking the line. People date crazy people all the time, but they don't have umpteen brushes with the law. Marshall has to be accountable for the company he keeps and the places he goes. As GWB so eloquently put, "Fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can't get fooled again."

Count yourself lucky if none of this has happened to you. If the mother of your child was nuts and was obsessed with you, you might have a "rap" sheet like this. The NFL would have more credibility had it done more to address steroids use early on and even now or had it seriously addressed the cheating of NE.

I would count himself "normal" and an "upstanding citizen" if none of that has happened to him. Lucky is not the word that I would use there. But I dunno, I guess I live a sheltered life where getting in trouble with the law might include a speeding ticket or asked to hold it down once or twice in college.

 

[The Shizzle]

Receivers are too exciting to suspend. Marvin Harrison shot a guy and he didn't miss any games. Marshall will be fine.

 

[Ford Prefect]

Honest... He ran out of gas. He had a flat tire. He didn't have enough money for cab fare. His tux didn't come back from the cleaners. An old friend came in from out of town. Someone stole his car. There was an earthquake. A terrible flood. Locusts. IT WASN'T HIS FAULT, I SWEAR TO GOD.

 

[greyone]

The chick easily could be, or has been, using his past digretions plus his probation against him. Leveraging his thin line status to run her game.

At the very least 1 game. Maximum 4.

As for losing a huge chunk of salary in free agency. I don't think so. At worst his signing bonus will be less than normal. But his contract will be phat.

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gc...=34291190.story

Denver Broncos star receiver Brandon Marshall faces the specter of a suspension even though a disorderly conduct charge stemming from a fight with his fiance was dismissed in an Atlanta court on Monday.

Municipal Judge Clinton Deveaux dismissed the case after Marshall and his fiance, Michi Leshase Nogami-Campbell, both of whom were charged with disorderly conduct, refused to testify against each other.Despite being in the clear from a legal standpoint, the Pro Bowl receiver might still be disciplined for repeated violations of the league's personal conduct code, which gives commissioner Roger Goodell the authority to punish players apart from the nation's judicial system.

"We will (still) look into it," league spokesman Greg Aiello told the Associated Press on Monday after the case against Marshall was dropped.

Marshall, who was jailed for five hours Sunday morning after his fourth arrest in three years, is facing the possibility that he'll begin the season at home just like he did last year, when he was banned from the opener following seven police-related incidents with his former girlfriend.

If he's penalized again, it will likely be for much longer.

Repeat offenders of the league's conduct policy, such as Tank Johnson and Chris Henry, have received eight-game suspensions. Adam "Pacman" Jones was suspended for the entire 2007 season after repeated run-ins with the law.

"It's always a concern whenever the league is looking into things," said Marshall's Denver-based lawyer, Harvey Steinberg. "We'll deal with it. ... I'm hopeful the league will treat us fairly and appropriately as they've done in the past."

Broncos spokesman Patrick Smyth said the organization has no comment on Marshall's latest legal troubles.

The team's new brain trust of general manager Brian Xanders and coach Josh McDaniels were already dealing with the fallout from trade talks with franchise quarterback Jay Cutler over the weekend when Marshall got into trouble again, imperiling his and the Broncos' season along with his hopes for signing a monster contract later this year.

Marshall, who turns 25 this month, was suspended for three games last season but he and Steinberg successfully had the punishment whittled to a single game plus two paychecks totaling $52,352 when Marshall pledged to stay off the police blotter.

According to the police report, Marshall got into a heated argument early Sunday morning at his home in Atlanta with Nogami-Campbell, whom he proposed to Hawaii last month while preparing for his first Pro Bowl appearance.

Marshall told officers that he feared for his fiance's safety when she tried to leave his house because she's from Orlando, and isn't familiar with the city of Atlanta.

While police looked on, the argument escalated and Marshall and his fiance began kicking and punching each other on the sidewalk outside his home, according to the report.Neither one needed medical attention, and both of them were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and taken to the Atlanta City Jail about 6 a.m. Sunday. They posted bond about five hours later and were ordered to court Monday morning, where charges against both were dismissed.

Marshall's latest arrest puts a crimp in his plans to seek a huge contract befitting his immense talents and standing as one of the league's premiere wide receivers. He's due $2.2 million this season in the final year of a four-year contract he signed as a rookie, when he was selected by the Broncos in the fourth round out of Central Florida.

His agent, Kennard McGwire, didn't respond to requests for comment.

After sitting out the opener last season, Marshall returned from his suspension insisting he had changed his ways. He began making weekly visits to the Darrent Williams Teen Center on his days off to help inner city youths, something he said kept him grounded and fed his desire to stay out of trouble.

"He's got to be very careful and has got to conduct himself in a professional manner at all times," Steinberg said Monday. "He's done wonderful work for the community and dedicated himself to that."

Marshall said at the Pro Bowl last month he was ready to settle down and he proposed to Nogami-Campbell. Broncos fans hoped this was another sign of Marshall maturing.

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

In three NFL seasons, Marshall has caught 226 passes for 2,899 yards and 15 touchdowns, although he's fumbled eight times, losing four.

Marshall's latest arrest came the same weekend Cutler, a fellow 2006 draft pick who also made his first trip to the Pro Bowl last month, became indignant upon after learning McDaniels talked about trading him for Matt Cassel, whom he tutored in New England last year.

Cutler said his relationship with McDaniels is severely strained and added that he thinks he's still on the trading block, something McDaniels denied.

Cutler and Marshall are by far the two most talented players that McDaniels, 32, inherited when he replaced Mike Shanahan, who was fired after a three-year run of mediocrity.

Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Posted 3/2/2009 1:16 AM ET

 

[thayman]

I voted ZERO.

My reasoning for this thinking is that even though he was arrested...........the charges were suddenly dropped as if nothing happened at all. He wasn't at a club causing trouble, he wasn't with a group of guys that caused a disturbance, he wasn't arrested for a DUI or DWI.

This was a personal conflict that could happen to anyone that has a fight/argument with their girlfriend or spouse that went too far. Even though Marshall has a history with trouble, I think this one gets overlooked by Goodell. No physical abuse was discovered.

No it couldn't happen to anybody, if fact it has never happened and never will happen to millions of people.I voted 4 games even though I would give him 8, check out this rap sheet. Could this could happen to anybody?

Marshall's transgressions

Oct. 31, 2004: Brandon Marshall faced misdemeanor charges of trespass, resisting arrest without violence, disorderly conduct, refusal to obey and assault on an officer in a Halloween arrest his junior year at Central Florida. Charges were dismissed.

April 8, 2005: Marshall was charged with retail theft, a misdemeanor, after police in Orlando, Fla., accused him of trying to return a stolen set of bed sheets at a Burlington Coat Factory. The charge was dropped.

June 17, 2006: Marshall and girlfriend Rasheedah Watley both filed police reports alleging physical abuse by the other in an hours-long fight at Marshall's Orlando apartment. No arrests.

Jan. 24, 2007: Police interviewed Marshall and his father after an argument in an Orlando parking lot. Marshall claimed his father tried to hit him with his car, while the father told police Marshall had shot a gun. Both declined to press charges.

March 18, 2007: Watley told Atlanta police that Marshall had punched her and taken her purse while at a downtown hotel. Marshall left before police arrived and no charges were filed.

March 21, 2007: Police in Palm Beach County, Fla., interviewed Marshall and Watley twice in one night after two loud arguments. Both said the incidents were not physical, and no arrests were made.

March 26, 2007: Marshall was arrested in Highlands Ranch on charges of domestic violence and false imprisonment after another argument. Charges were dropped in May 2007.

June 8, 2007: Two incident reports were filed by Atlanta police. The first was to investigate damage to private property when Watley's friend alleged that Marshall hit her car and then threw a rock at the passenger door, near where Watley was riding. In the other, Watley told police Marshall had cut her in the thigh and punched her in the face. She was taken by ambulance to a local hospital. Marshall was not on the scene, and no charges were filed.

June 30, 2007: Watley told Atlanta police Marshall had punched and choked her at his condo, leaving a bruise on her eye and scratches on her body. He was not on scene, and no charges were filed.

Oct. 22, 2007: Marshall was arrested and charged with DUI after he allegedly drove the wrong way on a one-way street in downtown Denver, hours after a Broncos game. Pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and sentenced to a year's probation in Sept. 2008.

March 4-6, 2008: Three incident reports and one criminal warrant were filed after Watley and Marshall got into a fight at his Atlanta condo. She told police Marshall had punched her in the mouth and eye. Marshall told police his hand was also cut on glass during the incident, which included Watley's two younger sisters. Marshall was arrested March 6 on a misdemeanor battery charge. A misdemeanor battery charge is still pending.

May 21, 2008: An Atlanta police officer was dispatched to Marshall's condo to enforce Watley's temporary restraining order while Watley was there removing her belongings. The officer described Marshall as being cooperative and Watley as argumentative, though Watley told the officer she felt threatened by Marshall and his relatives who were also there.

That sure is a lot of "being in the wrong place at the wrong time."

But notice: in all but one case no charges were filed or charges were dropped. Is it a rap sheet to be charged? I thought you were innocent until proven guilty? In a court of law you could never assemble all these false arrests and use that as evidence.I have to say that I am glad we have our civil liberties built into the Bill of Rights because some of you people are prepared to damn someone just because of appearances. Have you considered that the woman in his life, who is associated with most of those incidents, may have been psycho? I have had friends and relatives whose lives were ruined by women like that. It isn't always evil men. I just thank god that I am innocent until proven guilty and that you all can't take that away, as long as I don't work for the NFL.

The NFL is simply doing what it thinks is best to protect it's public image. Brandon Marshall does not have the right to play football.

 

[Deranged Hermit]

http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gc...=34291190.story

Denver Broncos star receiver Brandon Marshall faces the specter of a suspension even though a disorderly conduct charge stemming from a fight with his fiance was dismissed in an Atlanta court on Monday.

Municipal Judge Clinton Deveaux dismissed the case after Marshall and his fiance, Michi Leshase Nogami-Campbell, both of whom were charged with disorderly conduct, refused to testify against each other.Despite being in the clear from a legal standpoint, the Pro Bowl receiver might still be disciplined for repeated violations of the league's personal conduct code, which gives commissioner Roger Goodell the authority to punish players apart from the nation's judicial system.

"We will (still) look into it," league spokesman Greg Aiello told the Associated Press on Monday after the case against Marshall was dropped.

Marshall, who was jailed for five hours Sunday morning after his fourth arrest in three years, is facing the possibility that he'll begin the season at home just like he did last year, when he was banned from the opener following seven police-related incidents with his former girlfriend.

If he's penalized again, it will likely be for much longer.

Repeat offenders of the league's conduct policy, such as Tank Johnson and Chris Henry, have received eight-game suspensions. Adam "Pacman" Jones was suspended for the entire 2007 season after repeated run-ins with the law.

"It's always a concern whenever the league is looking into things," said Marshall's Denver-based lawyer, Harvey Steinberg. "We'll deal with it. ... I'm hopeful the league will treat us fairly and appropriately as they've done in the past."

Broncos spokesman Patrick Smyth said the organization has no comment on Marshall's latest legal troubles.

The team's new brain trust of general manager Brian Xanders and coach Josh McDaniels were already dealing with the fallout from trade talks with franchise quarterback Jay Cutler over the weekend when Marshall got into trouble again, imperiling his and the Broncos' season along with his hopes for signing a monster contract later this year.

Marshall, who turns 25 this month, was suspended for three games last season but he and Steinberg successfully had the punishment whittled to a single game plus two paychecks totaling $52,352 when Marshall pledged to stay off the police blotter.

According to the police report, Marshall got into a heated argument early Sunday morning at his home in Atlanta with Nogami-Campbell, whom he proposed to Hawaii last month while preparing for his first Pro Bowl appearance.

Marshall told officers that he feared for his fiance's safety when she tried to leave his house because she's from Orlando, and isn't familiar with the city of Atlanta.

While police looked on, the argument escalated and Marshall and his fiance began kicking and punching each other on the sidewalk outside his home, according to the report.Neither one needed medical attention, and both of them were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and taken to the Atlanta City Jail about 6 a.m. Sunday. They posted bond about five hours later and were ordered to court Monday morning, where charges against both were dismissed.

Marshall's latest arrest puts a crimp in his plans to seek a huge contract befitting his immense talents and standing as one of the league's premiere wide receivers. He's due $2.2 million this season in the final year of a four-year contract he signed as a rookie, when he was selected by the Broncos in the fourth round out of Central Florida.

His agent, Kennard McGwire, didn't respond to requests for comment.

After sitting out the opener last season, Marshall returned from his suspension insisting he had changed his ways. He began making weekly visits to the Darrent Williams Teen Center on his days off to help inner city youths, something he said kept him grounded and fed his desire to stay out of trouble.

"He's got to be very careful and has got to conduct himself in a professional manner at all times," Steinberg said Monday. "He's done wonderful work for the community and dedicated himself to that."

Marshall said at the Pro Bowl last month he was ready to settle down and he proposed to Nogami-Campbell. Broncos fans hoped this was another sign of Marshall maturing.

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

In three NFL seasons, Marshall has caught 226 passes for 2,899 yards and 15 touchdowns, although he's fumbled eight times, losing four.

Marshall's latest arrest came the same weekend Cutler, a fellow 2006 draft pick who also made his first trip to the Pro Bowl last month, became indignant upon after learning McDaniels talked about trading him for Matt Cassel, whom he tutored in New England last year.

Cutler said his relationship with McDaniels is severely strained and added that he thinks he's still on the trading block, something McDaniels denied.

Cutler and Marshall are by far the two most talented players that McDaniels, 32, inherited when he replaced Mike Shanahan, who was fired after a three-year run of mediocrity.

Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Posted 3/2/2009 1:16 AM ET

If Marshall was smart, which is obviously is not, he would just dump this bat-#### crazy #####. She's about to cost him BIG somewhere down the road, whether it be his money, his job, or, god forbid, his freedom.

 

[Hoss_Cartwright]

Receivers are too exciting to suspend. Marvin Harrison shot a guy and he didn't miss any games. Marshall will be fine.

:badposting:

 

[Ditkaless Wonders]

http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gc...=34291190.story

Denver Broncos star receiver Brandon Marshall faces the specter of a suspension even though a disorderly conduct charge stemming from a fight with his fiance was dismissed in an Atlanta court on Monday.

Municipal Judge Clinton Deveaux dismissed the case after Marshall and his fiance, Michi Leshase Nogami-Campbell, both of whom were charged with disorderly conduct, refused to testify against each other.Despite being in the clear from a legal standpoint, the Pro Bowl receiver might still be disciplined for repeated violations of the league's personal conduct code, which gives commissioner Roger Goodell the authority to punish players apart from the nation's judicial system.

"We will (still) look into it," league spokesman Greg Aiello told the Associated Press on Monday after the case against Marshall was dropped.

Marshall, who was jailed for five hours Sunday morning after his fourth arrest in three years, is facing the possibility that he'll begin the season at home just like he did last year, when he was banned from the opener following seven police-related incidents with his former girlfriend.

If he's penalized again, it will likely be for much longer.

Repeat offenders of the league's conduct policy, such as Tank Johnson and Chris Henry, have received eight-game suspensions. Adam "Pacman" Jones was suspended for the entire 2007 season after repeated run-ins with the law.

"It's always a concern whenever the league is looking into things," said Marshall's Denver-based lawyer, Harvey Steinberg. "We'll deal with it. ... I'm hopeful the league will treat us fairly and appropriately as they've done in the past."

Broncos spokesman Patrick Smyth said the organization has no comment on Marshall's latest legal troubles.

The team's new brain trust of general manager Brian Xanders and coach Josh McDaniels were already dealing with the fallout from trade talks with franchise quarterback Jay Cutler over the weekend when Marshall got into trouble again, imperiling his and the Broncos' season along with his hopes for signing a monster contract later this year.

Marshall, who turns 25 this month, was suspended for three games last season but he and Steinberg successfully had the punishment whittled to a single game plus two paychecks totaling $52,352 when Marshall pledged to stay off the police blotter.

According to the police report, Marshall got into a heated argument early Sunday morning at his home in Atlanta with Nogami-Campbell, whom he proposed to Hawaii last month while preparing for his first Pro Bowl appearance.

Marshall told officers that he feared for his fiance's safety when she tried to leave his house because she's from Orlando, and isn't familiar with the city of Atlanta.

While police looked on, the argument escalated and Marshall and his fiance began kicking and punching each other on the sidewalk outside his home, according to the report.Neither one needed medical attention, and both of them were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and taken to the Atlanta City Jail about 6 a.m. Sunday. They posted bond about five hours later and were ordered to court Monday morning, where charges against both were dismissed.

Marshall's latest arrest puts a crimp in his plans to seek a huge contract befitting his immense talents and standing as one of the league's premiere wide receivers. He's due $2.2 million this season in the final year of a four-year contract he signed as a rookie, when he was selected by the Broncos in the fourth round out of Central Florida.

His agent, Kennard McGwire, didn't respond to requests for comment.

After sitting out the opener last season, Marshall returned from his suspension insisting he had changed his ways. He began making weekly visits to the Darrent Williams Teen Center on his days off to help inner city youths, something he said kept him grounded and fed his desire to stay out of trouble.

"He's got to be very careful and has got to conduct himself in a professional manner at all times," Steinberg said Monday. "He's done wonderful work for the community and dedicated himself to that."

Marshall said at the Pro Bowl last month he was ready to settle down and he proposed to Nogami-Campbell. Broncos fans hoped this was another sign of Marshall maturing.

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

In three NFL seasons, Marshall has caught 226 passes for 2,899 yards and 15 touchdowns, although he's fumbled eight times, losing four.

Marshall's latest arrest came the same weekend Cutler, a fellow 2006 draft pick who also made his first trip to the Pro Bowl last month, became indignant upon after learning McDaniels talked about trading him for Matt Cassel, whom he tutored in New England last year.

Cutler said his relationship with McDaniels is severely strained and added that he thinks he's still on the trading block, something McDaniels denied.

Cutler and Marshall are by far the two most talented players that McDaniels, 32, inherited when he replaced Mike Shanahan, who was fired after a three-year run of mediocrity.

Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Posted 3/2/2009 1:16 AM ET

If Marshall was smart, which is obviously is not, he would just dump this bat-#### crazy #####. She's about to cost him BIG somewhere down the road, whether it be his money, his job, or, god forbid, his freedom.

This is the second woman with whom he has had essentially the same problem. They decide to leave, not call the police, not file charges to blackmail him, but leave. He tries to prevent that. He is observed by independant sources, a cab driver and in the instant case Cops. His method of trying to stop them from leaving the conflict is physical. The unifying ingrediant is Marshall, always Marshall across women and towns and time. The women then, either out of a warped sense of love, or because they do not want to jeopardize their meal ticket, or perhaps out of fear, decide to drop the charges. Though most jurisdictions no longer allow this choice to be the victims as that gives power to the abuser who might exert pressure on the victim, the D.A.'s and Courts take the unusual step of allowing that dismissal. Far from being persecuted because of his celebrity, he has recieved breaks the average fan would never recieve.

 

[Chachi]

http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gc...=34291190.story

Denver Broncos star receiver Brandon Marshall faces the specter of a suspension even though a disorderly conduct charge stemming from a fight with his fiance was dismissed in an Atlanta court on Monday.

Municipal Judge Clinton Deveaux dismissed the case after Marshall and his fiance, Michi Leshase Nogami-Campbell, both of whom were charged with disorderly conduct, refused to testify against each other.Despite being in the clear from a legal standpoint, the Pro Bowl receiver might still be disciplined for repeated violations of the league's personal conduct code, which gives commissioner Roger Goodell the authority to punish players apart from the nation's judicial system.

"We will (still) look into it," league spokesman Greg Aiello told the Associated Press on Monday after the case against Marshall was dropped.

Marshall, who was jailed for five hours Sunday morning after his fourth arrest in three years, is facing the possibility that he'll begin the season at home just like he did last year, when he was banned from the opener following seven police-related incidents with his former girlfriend.

If he's penalized again, it will likely be for much longer.

Repeat offenders of the league's conduct policy, such as Tank Johnson and Chris Henry, have received eight-game suspensions. Adam "Pacman" Jones was suspended for the entire 2007 season after repeated run-ins with the law.

"It's always a concern whenever the league is looking into things," said Marshall's Denver-based lawyer, Harvey Steinberg. "We'll deal with it. ... I'm hopeful the league will treat us fairly and appropriately as they've done in the past."

Broncos spokesman Patrick Smyth said the organization has no comment on Marshall's latest legal troubles.

The team's new brain trust of general manager Brian Xanders and coach Josh McDaniels were already dealing with the fallout from trade talks with franchise quarterback Jay Cutler over the weekend when Marshall got into trouble again, imperiling his and the Broncos' season along with his hopes for signing a monster contract later this year.

Marshall, who turns 25 this month, was suspended for three games last season but he and Steinberg successfully had the punishment whittled to a single game plus two paychecks totaling $52,352 when Marshall pledged to stay off the police blotter.

According to the police report, Marshall got into a heated argument early Sunday morning at his home in Atlanta with Nogami-Campbell, whom he proposed to Hawaii last month while preparing for his first Pro Bowl appearance.

Marshall told officers that he feared for his fiance's safety when she tried to leave his house because she's from Orlando, and isn't familiar with the city of Atlanta.

While police looked on, the argument escalated and Marshall and his fiance began kicking and punching each other on the sidewalk outside his home, according to the report.Neither one needed medical attention, and both of them were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and taken to the Atlanta City Jail about 6 a.m. Sunday. They posted bond about five hours later and were ordered to court Monday morning, where charges against both were dismissed.

Marshall's latest arrest puts a crimp in his plans to seek a huge contract befitting his immense talents and standing as one of the league's premiere wide receivers. He's due $2.2 million this season in the final year of a four-year contract he signed as a rookie, when he was selected by the Broncos in the fourth round out of Central Florida.

His agent, Kennard McGwire, didn't respond to requests for comment.

After sitting out the opener last season, Marshall returned from his suspension insisting he had changed his ways. He began making weekly visits to the Darrent Williams Teen Center on his days off to help inner city youths, something he said kept him grounded and fed his desire to stay out of trouble.

"He's got to be very careful and has got to conduct himself in a professional manner at all times," Steinberg said Monday. "He's done wonderful work for the community and dedicated himself to that."

Marshall said at the Pro Bowl last month he was ready to settle down and he proposed to Nogami-Campbell. Broncos fans hoped this was another sign of Marshall maturing.

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

In three NFL seasons, Marshall has caught 226 passes for 2,899 yards and 15 touchdowns, although he's fumbled eight times, losing four.

Marshall's latest arrest came the same weekend Cutler, a fellow 2006 draft pick who also made his first trip to the Pro Bowl last month, became indignant upon after learning McDaniels talked about trading him for Matt Cassel, whom he tutored in New England last year.

Cutler said his relationship with McDaniels is severely strained and added that he thinks he's still on the trading block, something McDaniels denied.

Cutler and Marshall are by far the two most talented players that McDaniels, 32, inherited when he replaced Mike Shanahan, who was fired after a three-year run of mediocrity.

Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Posted 3/2/2009 1:16 AM ET

If Marshall was smart, which is obviously is not, he would just dump this bat-#### crazy #####. She's about to cost him BIG somewhere down the road, whether it be his money, his job, or, god forbid, his freedom.

HEADS UP TO PEOPLE WHO CAN'T READ: THE WOMAN HE BEAT DOWN THIS TIME, HER NAME IS NOGAMI, THE WOMAN IN ALL THE OTHER ARRESTS NAME IS WATLEY. THEY ARE NOT THE SAME PERSON. Maybe the PSYCHO is Marshall.

 

[Beef Ravioli]

From a fantasy perspective - I hope 0-4 games and then he comes back with a monster game or two and then I trade him.

From a realistic perspective - He and the rest of the clowns in proffessional sports that keep making the same mistakes over and over need to be taught a major lesson. Give him 8 gmaes.

I will gladly take the hit or drop him. It's time to grow up - he has have been given a wonderful opportunity to better himself, so quit acting like a "gangster".

 

[Deranged Hermit]

http://content.usatoday.net/dist/custom/gc...=34291190.story

Denver Broncos star receiver Brandon Marshall faces the specter of a suspension even though a disorderly conduct charge stemming from a fight with his fiance was dismissed in an Atlanta court on Monday.

Municipal Judge Clinton Deveaux dismissed the case after Marshall and his fiance, Michi Leshase Nogami-Campbell, both of whom were charged with disorderly conduct, refused to testify against each other.Despite being in the clear from a legal standpoint, the Pro Bowl receiver might still be disciplined for repeated violations of the league's personal conduct code, which gives commissioner Roger Goodell the authority to punish players apart from the nation's judicial system.

"We will (still) look into it," league spokesman Greg Aiello told the Associated Press on Monday after the case against Marshall was dropped.

Marshall, who was jailed for five hours Sunday morning after his fourth arrest in three years, is facing the possibility that he'll begin the season at home just like he did last year, when he was banned from the opener following seven police-related incidents with his former girlfriend.

If he's penalized again, it will likely be for much longer.

Repeat offenders of the league's conduct policy, such as Tank Johnson and Chris Henry, have received eight-game suspensions. Adam "Pacman" Jones was suspended for the entire 2007 season after repeated run-ins with the law.

"It's always a concern whenever the league is looking into things," said Marshall's Denver-based lawyer, Harvey Steinberg. "We'll deal with it. ... I'm hopeful the league will treat us fairly and appropriately as they've done in the past."

Broncos spokesman Patrick Smyth said the organization has no comment on Marshall's latest legal troubles.

The team's new brain trust of general manager Brian Xanders and coach Josh McDaniels were already dealing with the fallout from trade talks with franchise quarterback Jay Cutler over the weekend when Marshall got into trouble again, imperiling his and the Broncos' season along with his hopes for signing a monster contract later this year.

Marshall, who turns 25 this month, was suspended for three games last season but he and Steinberg successfully had the punishment whittled to a single game plus two paychecks totaling $52,352 when Marshall pledged to stay off the police blotter.

According to the police report, Marshall got into a heated argument early Sunday morning at his home in Atlanta with Nogami-Campbell, whom he proposed to Hawaii last month while preparing for his first Pro Bowl appearance.

Marshall told officers that he feared for his fiance's safety when she tried to leave his house because she's from Orlando, and isn't familiar with the city of Atlanta.

While police looked on, the argument escalated and Marshall and his fiance began kicking and punching each other on the sidewalk outside his home, according to the report.Neither one needed medical attention, and both of them were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and taken to the Atlanta City Jail about 6 a.m. Sunday. They posted bond about five hours later and were ordered to court Monday morning, where charges against both were dismissed.

Marshall's latest arrest puts a crimp in his plans to seek a huge contract befitting his immense talents and standing as one of the league's premiere wide receivers. He's due $2.2 million this season in the final year of a four-year contract he signed as a rookie, when he was selected by the Broncos in the fourth round out of Central Florida.

His agent, Kennard McGwire, didn't respond to requests for comment.

After sitting out the opener last season, Marshall returned from his suspension insisting he had changed his ways. He began making weekly visits to the Darrent Williams Teen Center on his days off to help inner city youths, something he said kept him grounded and fed his desire to stay out of trouble.

"He's got to be very careful and has got to conduct himself in a professional manner at all times," Steinberg said Monday. "He's done wonderful work for the community and dedicated himself to that."

Marshall said at the Pro Bowl last month he was ready to settle down and he proposed to Nogami-Campbell. Broncos fans hoped this was another sign of Marshall maturing.

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

In three NFL seasons, Marshall has caught 226 passes for 2,899 yards and 15 touchdowns, although he's fumbled eight times, losing four.

Marshall's latest arrest came the same weekend Cutler, a fellow 2006 draft pick who also made his first trip to the Pro Bowl last month, became indignant upon after learning McDaniels talked about trading him for Matt Cassel, whom he tutored in New England last year.

Cutler said his relationship with McDaniels is severely strained and added that he thinks he's still on the trading block, something McDaniels denied.

Cutler and Marshall are by far the two most talented players that McDaniels, 32, inherited when he replaced Mike Shanahan, who was fired after a three-year run of mediocrity.

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Posted 3/2/2009 1:16 AM ET

If Marshall was smart, which is obviously is not, he would just dump this bat-#### crazy #####. She's about to cost him BIG somewhere down the road, whether it be his money, his job, or, god forbid, his freedom.

HEADS UP TO PEOPLE WHO CAN'T READ: THE WOMAN HE BEAT DOWN THIS TIME, HER NAME IS NOGAMI, THE WOMAN IN ALL THE OTHER ARRESTS NAME IS WATLEY. THEY ARE NOT THE SAME PERSON. Maybe the PSYCHO is Marshall.

Nope, I didn't bother to read it all. SORRY TO INCONVIENCE YOU. NEXT TIME I'LL BE SURE TO CHECK WITH YOU BEFORE I POST!!!!!!!

 

[Chachi]

From a fantasy perspective - I hope 0-4 games and then he comes back with a monster game or two and then I trade him.From a realistic perspective - He and the rest of the clowns in proffessional sports that keep making the same mistakes over and over need to be taught a major lesson. Give him 8 gmaes.I will gladly take the hit or drop him. It's time to grow up - he has have been given a wonderful opportunity to better himself, so quit acting like a "gangster".

Sorry but I had to take a picture of a guy who gets it. Very refreshing post, I'm glad I'm not the only owner who feels this way.

 

[JPeso]

I own Marshall in quite a few leagues but think this guy deserves 8 games, at least.