http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/rumors/p...urn=nfl,189263
Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall(notes) has led all NFL receivers with 206 catches for 2,590 yards over the last two seasons and he had four receptions in the team's miracle win yesterday over the Cincinnati Bengals. But former Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan was apparently planning to give Marshall the axe this season, according to ESPN.
Who can blame Shanahan? He reportedly was sick of all of Marshall's off-the-field antics and thought he was becoming "unreliable" on the field. He supposedly told former Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler(notes) this just the day before Shanahan himself got canned.
Now, ironically, Marshall is the only one of those three that is left on the team since Cutler got traded to the Chicago Bears. Of course Shanahan's firing didn't mean an end to Pro Bowler Marshall's behavioral issues. Those are supposedly the reason the Broncos can't trade him, a hope that Marshall has reportedly had since last spring.
Source: ESPN