Brandon Marshall still bitter about how he was treated with the Bears
Brandon Marshall won his New York Jets teammates over this year and won the team’s MVP award, but he’s still bitter about the way things went down during his tenure with the Chicago Bears.
New York landed Marshall for a fifth-round pick last offseason after the Bears discarded him, seemingly upset with how he called out teammates, including quarterback Jay Cutler. The Bears contended that letting him go was purely contract-driven, but not many bought that excuse.
After joining the Jets, Marshall continued to spit fire in the direction of Chicago, at one point saying he was the only one with “the huevos to hold (Cutler) accountable.”
The two sides were clearly at odds, and Marshall is still upset about how his character was dragged through the mud in the process.
“The main reason is because when I left Miami, that’s all I focused on, was the type of person that I wanted to be on and off the field,” Marshall said, via Daniel Popper of the New York Daily News. “I do know I’m very emotional and very competitive. So to see that kind of get ripped away from me -- that hurt.
“I can care less about the stats and the awards. I wanted my character to be rebuilt, and I did that. And then it was ripped away from me. So still a little angry about that. But I’m just going to use that for motivation to keep going.”
After suffering through his worst statistical season since his rookie campaign in 2014 (61 catches, 721 yards and eight touchdowns), Marshall has gotten back to being one of the league’s best in 2015. Playing with Ryan Fitzpatrick, who is having a career year, he has caught 101 passes for 1,376 yards and 13 touchdowns.
Even better, New York has a chance to seal a postseason berth Sunday on the road against the Buffalo Bills.
Needless to say, while he’s still upset about how things went down last year and through the offseason, Marshall has got to be happy with how things turned out in the end.
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