January 31
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
columnist Mike Berardino
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That was quite a statement Brandon Marshall made at the Pro Bowl. I'm not even talking about the MVP showing he put together during the AFC's 59-41 win, although four touchdown catches against the NFL's best is pretty impressive. Even in a glorified flag football game. Even with the ban on press coverage and no blitzing. That juggling grab a prone Marshall made for his third score was something out of a Lynn Swann highlight reel."
January 30
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Miami Dolphins wide receiver Brandon Marshall set a Pro Bowl record with four touchdown receptions - the third of which while on his back - as the AFC posted a 59-41 triumph over the NFC on Sunday in Honolulu. Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, Cincinnati Bengals rookie Andy Dalton and San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers tossed two touchdown passes apiece in the highest scoring Pro Bowl game in history. With the NFC nursing a 35-31 lead late in the third quarter, Dalton tried to find Marshall behind the coverage. Two NFC defenders converged on the ball, but unintentionally deflected it back toward the Dolphins wideout. Marshall, who had already fallen to the turf,"
December 30
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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The presence of trash-talk during this rivalry is nothing new. When the Miami Dolphins face the New York Jets, it's expected for a player or coach to spout off about something. Sunday's regular-season finale is no different. Dolphins receiver Brandon Marshall kept tradition by lobbing a verbal jab at Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis during Wednesday's conference call with the New York media. Marshall said Revis received preferential star treatment during the team's last meeting Oct. 17. Marshall felt Revis may have interfered on his 100-yard interception return for a touchdown. The players were entangled before Revis broke free to pick off the pass. "You know what, my technique could have"
December 28
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Reputations can carry a player far in today's NFL. That explains why receiver Brandon Marshall and left tackle Jake Long -- two Dolphins who haven't exactly maximized their opportunities this season - have been selected as AFC representatives for the 2012 Pro Bowl. Marshall, who has contributed 1,177 yards and scored six touchdowns on his team-leading 77 catches, was selected to his third Pro Bowl, joining the 43-man roster for the AFC. This is Long's fourth straight Pro Bowl selection, but it's unlikely that he'll participate because of the torn right biceps injury he suffered during last Saturday's 27-24 loss to the Patriots. "I've always considered it a great honor every time I've been"
December 23
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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The team-provided transcript of Miami Dolphins receiver Brandon Marshall's press conference on Thursday: On you and Reggie Bush being the first Miami Dolphins duo to eclipse 1,000 yards receiving and rushing in same season: "That's a little shocking. When you look at the history of the offensive around here when they had Dan Marino I don't think they knew what a running game was so (laughing). That's probably why he's got all those records." On the prior era before Dan Marino when they didn't believe in throwing the ball: "That was before my time (laughing). I see the names up there in the stadium and around the building. But as far as the history, as far as statistically, I need to do my"
December 22
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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As the Miami Dolphins welcomed wide receiver Brandon Marshall back to practice Thursday, another offensive threat received bad news. Just one day after terming Anthony Fasano's injury as one of the head and neck, interim coach Todd Bowles said the tight end does have a mild concussion. Fasano worked with a trainer off to the side of practice Thursday, and Bowles listed him as questionable for Saturday's contest against the New England Patriots."
December 17
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
columnist Mike Berardino
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Brandon Marshall was hurting. Not physically. Not the way Matt Moore, Jake Long and so many other battered Dolphins were after the Eagles finished cuffing them around. It was more an emotional pain evident in Marshall late Sunday afternoon. You could see it in his eyes, hear it in his voice. This loss meant the drive for .500 was over. A day later Tony Sparano would be fired. "This is when you think back to the Pop Warner days," Marshall said, "when you played not for the money, but you played because you loved it." Marshall loves playing football. He makes tons of money, too. Yet, at 27, he hasn't done nearly enough winning. Not only will Marshall's career-long exclusion from the NFL"
December 2
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Addressing an episode emblematic of the long, strange trip his career has taken, Brandon Marshall said a dispute with a Miami cab driver was a miscommunication. "Have you ever seen "Taxicab Confessions"? You should watch the next episode because it's going to be hilarious," Marshall said Thursday, putting a humorous spin on a report that disagreement about a $142 cab fare resulted in him being briefly handcuffed. Marshall was detained by Broward Sheriff's Office deputies after he was accused of fleeing to evade paying a $142 cab fare last month. Marshall had attended a 30th birthday party for teammate Karlos Dansby at the Fontainebleau on Miami Beach and called the cab to take him to his"
December 1
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Miami Dolphins wide receiver Brandon Marshall was handcuffed and briefly detained at Port Everglades Monday after a dispute over an unpaid cab fair. According a Broward Sheriff's Office report, Marshall was placed in the back of a patrol car at about 7 a.m. Monday while deputies sorted out the stories of two cab drivers who had encountered Marshall that morning. The cab drivers accused Marshall of ditching a $142 cab fare at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport and getting into another cab. The driver said he picked up Marshall at the Fontainebleau Hotel on Miami Beach and drove him to the airport, where Marshall said he needed to use the restroom. The driver said Marshall went"
November 7
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Three Things to consider from the Miami Dolphins' 31-3 road upset of the Chiefs: Thing 1: Brandon Marshall didn't deny reports of discord between himself and third-year cornerback Vontae Davis, but Marshall's answer suggested their problems were short-term and overblown. "One of the reasons why we're standing here with a 'W' is the guys in our locker room, we hold each other accountable," Marshall said. "Vontae is a special player. He's one of our best players on our team. We look forward to getting Vontae back, hopefully next week." Davis was left back in South Florida, a source told the Sun Sentinel, because he had not been treating his lingering hamstring injury properly and perhaps not"
October 30
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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It was as bold a claim a Miami Dolphins player has made all season about an outcome. On his twitter account (@BMarshall19), Miami Dolphins receiver Brandon Marshall warned the media: "When we win Sunday please don't say the Giants didn't take us serious." Marshall was referring to the Dolphins' HUGE underdog role in Sunday's game against the New York Giants, where the Dolphins are viewed as 9 to 10-point underdogs."
October 25
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Brandon Marshall is used to performing on Monday nights. Just never on a stage quite like this. Instead of facing Darrelle Revis and the Jets on national television, as Marshall did one week earlier, the Dolphins' star wide receiver spent this Monday night staring down his demons and breaking new ground in a realm that might surprise you. Harvard."
October 20
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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The Dolphins are slim favorites to beat the Denver Broncos in the winless team's return to Sun Life Stadium on Sunday, but after the oddsmakers take a look at Miami's injury report that might change. The Dolphins began preparation for Tim Tebow's first start of the 2011 season without three starters, who are all nursing injuries. And two of them are the focal points of Miami's offense. Receiver Brandon Marshall, who leads the team with 28 receptions for 422 yards and one touchdown, sat out practice with a quadriceps injury. If he doesn't practice on Thursday, Marshall could miss Sunday's game against his former team. Also sidelined was tailback Reggie Bush, who gained 71 yards on 10"
October 14
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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It's out there, somewhere, that balance between playing football with enough emotion and living life without too much of it, and you get the idea Brandon Marshall is still searching to find where that line is. "I need to turn the switch on,'' he was saying after practice Thursday. "I'm going to turn it on Monday night. You watch." And then he said how will look with it on: He'll smack a football against his face or punt one 15 rows into the New York crowd. He'll pick a fight with Jets linebacker Bart Scott. He'll scream at someone. Marshall said in one breath he, "might do something to get fined $50,000,'' and in the next how he certainly, "will get kicked out of the game in the second"
September 10
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Brandon Marshall recently discovered a book called "Difficult Conversations" that he says became a blessing to his life. The Miami Dolphins receiver liked the book so much he bought 80 copies for family members, friends and teammates. For someone like Marshall, who recently was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, learning how to effectively communicate with others is critical because it helps him form and maintain healthy relationships. Thursday, Marshall had a chance to test some of his new skills when asked his least-favorite question. "I'm so tired of that question," Marshall said with a laugh when asked about his relationship with quarterback Chad Henne."
August 31
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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It was one of those plays special players routinely make. Brandon Marshall caught a pass Chad Henne lobbed into the air on the first offensive drive of Saturday night's 17-13 loss to Tampa Bay. The two-time Pro Bowl receiver got the ball at the 30-yard line, then used his left arm to shove cornerback E.J. Biggers to the ground. He then planted his right foot to make a sharp cut left before turning on the afterburners. He stiff armed linebacker Quincy Black to the ground then sprinted another 15-yards to finish off a 60-yard touchdown reception. The play became one of ESPN's Plays of the Night, but truth is the touchdown grab was a fairly simple play to Marshall. Just one of many he's made"
August 28
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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At times last season Chad Henne and Brandon Marshall weren't even on speaking terms. The chemistry was non-existent, and their trust level was low. Their relationship got so bad at the end of the season Marshall endorsed Tyler Thigpen, Henne's backup. Turn the page to the 2011 exhibition season and it appears the NFL's version of couples counseling might be working for the Dolphins starting quarterback and his star receiver."
August 21
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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There was a scene in the third quarter of the Dolphins' 20-10 preseason victory against Carolina on Friday night that likely wouldn't have existed a season ago. It looked like this: Miami quarterback Chad Henne and the Dolphins' top receiver, Brandon Marshall, standing side by side, sharing a lengthy conversation. Throughout the 2010 season, the pair didn't share much except perhaps mutual frustration. Henne and the Dolphins' offense stalled more often than not. And Marshall made clear at the end of the season his preference for Tyler Thigpen, who served as Henne's backup at the time. But now, it seems, Henne and Marshall are developing a more positive relationship. A good thing for the"
August 17
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
columnist George Diaz
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Crazy courage manifests itself in different ways, whether it's asking a dentist to take your wisdom teeth without Novocain or taking a gun to your hand and playing Russian Roulette. Herschel Walker was sharing his conflicted life journey to caregivers for the U.S. Army Wounded Warrior program recently, but the message was equally appropriate to athletes, accountants, lawyers busboys and star NFL wide receivers who face daily struggles with mental disorders in this country. About 60 million Americans experience some sort of mental health problem every year. Brandon Marshall, you are not alone. He recently went public with a mental disorder marked by broken relationships and self-image"
August 8
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Before the Dolphins' first real scrimmage of the preseason, quarterback Chad Henne and receiver Brandon Marshall shared a conversation Sunday. To that point, the two hadn't appeared in synch during training camp — a troubling sight given the issues they shared in 2010, when the Dolphins' offense was among the worst in franchise history. But then came their talk. And after that, an afternoon when Henne and Marshall worked together perhaps like they never had before. Yes, it is only the preseason. And this was only an intrasquad scrimmage. Even so, Henne and Marshall on Sunday offered a glimpse of what they can do together provided things are clicking. For once, they were. Henne and Marshall"
August 1
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Brandon Marshall isn't the bravest athlete I've covered. After admitting to the world he's struggling with a mental disorder it's more fitting to describe the Miami Dolphins receiver as the bravest person I've known. Admitting to your family something is wrong with the way yourbrain's wired is courageous. Telling the world you have a mental disorder is fearless. I had that opportunity the past decade. After sitting down with a psychiatrist for 15 minutes in 2001 she diagnosed me as bipolar disorder, handed me a bag full of drugs and told me to come back next week for more. Brandon Marshall isn't the bravest athlete I've covered. After admitting to the world he's struggling with a mental"
July 31
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Brandon Marshall has been holed up in the theater room of his new Southwest Ranches home for the better part of five days. The home is grand and gorgeous, but the theater room is the world's loneliest. Even its sole occupant is unable to see himself. He has been calm and introspective for hours talking about his disturbing childhood, dysfunctional family and the incident earlier that April week that led to the arrest of his wife Michi Nogami-Marshall for allegedly stabbing him during a domestic dispute. Then, as if a switch had been flipped, Marshall's fuse is lit. The Miami Dolphins' star receiver becomes agitated — then deflated — after watching his lesser-known contemporary Calvin"
July 30
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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The state attorney's office announced on Friday that it will not pursue charges against Brandon Marshall's wife after she allegedly stabbed the Dolphins' receiver during a domestic dispute at the couple's home on April 23. Michi Nogami-Marshall had been charged with one count of aggravated battery and, later, one count of a violation of a pre-trial conditions when Marshall came home in June to find her there. Nogami-Marshall had told police that she acted in self-defense during the domestic dispute in April. According to the state attorney's office that was her only comment to authorities. Ron Ishoy, a spokesman for the state attorney's office, released a statement that said"
July 16
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Miami Dolphins receiver Brandon Marshall told the Sun-Sentinel that his wife did not stab him during an altercation at the couple's home that led to her arrest on April 22. My colleague and partner Omar Kelly traveled to Boston with Marshall and Omar came away with this story. Be sure to give it a read. One of the reasons why Marshall traveled north was to escape the drama that has followed him this off-season. He hasn't wasted time up there and has spent a good amount of time working on his game. Marshall told the Sun-Sentinel: "Guys are trying to find their own thing to get an edge. I'm up running while everyone else is sleeping so there's no way I'm going to bend over in a game. I know"
July 16
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Three days before returning to South Florida, Brandon Marshall is driving around the suburbs of Newton, Mass., searching for a lighted field on which to run. It's been a long day. Early morning classes. Packing up his apartment. Getting his vehicle shipped home. But Marshall won't let the day end until he gets an agility workout in. "I want Davone Bess' feet," Marshall confesses. "He's not fast, but he's productive. No wasted movement." So here he is at 9 p.m. doing 80-yard shuttle runs in the outfield during the late innings of a Babe Ruth League baseball game. "Guys are trying to find their own thing to get an edge. I'm up running while everyone else is sleeping so there's no way I'm"
July 15
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Three days before returning to South Florida Brandon Marshall's driving around the suburbs of Newton searching for a lit field to run in. It's been a long day. Early morning classes. Packing up his apartment. Taking his truck to be shipped home. But Marshall won't let the day end until he gets an agility workout in. "I want Davone Bess' feet," Marshall confesses. "He's not fast, but he's productive. No wasted movement." So here he is at 9 pm doing 80-yard shuttle runs in the outfield during the late-innings of a Babe Ruth League baseball game. "Guys are trying to find their own thing to get an edge. I'm up running while everyone else is sleeping so there's no way I'm going to bend over in"