New Bears WR Marshall Allegedly Involved In Nightclub Incident
By Chuck Sudo in News on Mar 14, 2012 2:40PM
We were wondering why the Bears were able to acquire Miami Dolphins wide receiver Brandon Marshall for only a couple of third round draft picks yesterday. A story in today's New York Post may provide some clues.
The Post reports Marshall allegedly punched a woman in the face at a New York Nightclub Sunday. 24-year-old Christin Myles was celebrating her birthday at Chelsea nightclub Marquee when she left the upper floor of the club to greet a friend downstairs, then was denied re-entry because of a fight involving Marshall and another football player.
Myles later met up with her friends, who by then were arguing with Marshall and the other football player, when Marshall supposedly "cold-cocked" her in the face. Myles suffered a black eye and waited a day to file a police report, which she said was due to Marshall's celebrity.
Marshall's attorney, Harvey Steinberg, said his client was not involved in the incident.
"Brandon Marshall was the keynote speaker at a charitable event in New York. After the event was over he, his wife and close friends attended a function at a local club," the statement said. "While at the function a fight broke out NOT involving Mr. Marshall or his friends."
Bears general manager Phil Emery released a statement this morning acknowledging the Bears and Dolphins were aware of the incident at the time of the trade. "We decided to move forward with the trade. We have high expectations for Brandon as a Bear," Emery said.
Marshall has had a checkered past off the football field. Last season, he was stabbed in the abdomen by his wife, and he has an arrest record that includes charges of domestic battery, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and drunk driving.
[UPDATE]: With news of the nightclub incident allegedly involving Marshall breaking come the expected defenders willing to turn a blind eye to his actions, so long as he performs on the field. Take Red Eye sports columnist Matt Lindner, who said he and Bears fans won't care so long as Marshall does his job. Lindner isn't wrong, mind you, but the way he framed his argument was clumsy, at the very least, misogynistic, at its worst.