Breaking News: Brandon Marshall Found Not Guilty in Battery Case

This just in from the AP, an Atlanta jury has found the Denver Broncos’ wide receiver Brandon Marshall not guilty of misdemeanor battery.

The jury deliberated for around an hour before coming to the verdict on Marshall’s two accounts of simple battery, and came back with a “not guilty” for the young NFL star.

This is a good sign for a guy that has gotten an extreme amount of flak for on and off the field troubles—now the weight of this particular run-in with the law is not on his shoulders or clouding his mind.

Will this experience finally be the one to wake Marshall up? The one that makes him realize how precious and fragile his NFL career is?

Sure, this would not have ended Marshall’s career, but Roger Goodell affirmed that the Broncos’ 2008 leader in catches, yards, and touchdowns would have been suspended in 2009. It would have likely kept him out of four-to-eight games, but now he is free to play in all 16.

That is, as long as Marshall doesn’t go out and celebrates this verdict with wild partying in a night club, or heaven forbid, a strip club.

Brandon Marshall has expressed that he doesn’t want to be in Denver, and if he wants to stay in the NFL all together, he must keep his nose clean. Marshall can’t expect to continue to get let off the hook. If he continues this misbehavior, he will be found guilty eventually if he doesn’t straighten up.

It’s a shame that Marshall is likely the best player on the Broncos currently and is labeled as one of the “bad guys” of the NFL—one bad apple that spoils the whole bunch.

Marshall is your typical, “I think I’m better than everyone else” type of NFL player, who is out for big money and enjoys taking plays off—which could result into him not making it to Canton one day.

Think about all the times Champ Bailey has been in the news for a run-in with the law. Or how about players like Eddie Royal, DJ Williams, or Brian Dawkins. These are examples of great men in the NFL, people that are humble, yet stars, and some will likely make it to the hallowed hall one day.

If Marshall doesn’t learn from other, better teammates, to just shut up and play, then this will likely be the end of “Baby T.O.” in the Broncos B & O (Blue and Orange).