Brandon Marshall's July Incident with Miami Police Under Investigation

The Denver Post's Nicki Jhabvala reported Thursday night authorities in Miami are investigating a July incident involving Denver Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall.

Marshall said he was at a restaurant during a reported shooting in downtown Miami on July 4. In a first-person piece for the Denver Post on Sept. 14, he wrote about what happened that night as he and his friends exited the establishment:

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We began to leave the only way we knew, but there was a lady in regular street clothes directing traffic, telling us, "Go this way, go this way!" At a serious, scary moment a lady I didn't know was telling me which way to go, and I didn't trust it.

We went our own way, and she yelled to the cops, "Stop him! Get him!" When I turned around, about five officers rushed toward me to take me down. They tried to take me down up top, then they tried to grab my legs. One of the cops pointed a Taser at my chest. They handcuffed me and I heard one say, "Take him in for resisting."

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According to Marshall, the officers subsequently returned him to the scene and allowed him to leave after being told to do so over their radios. He said one of the officers told him, "Look, we're not going to take you in as long as you keep this between us."

Marshall is among the athletes who have joined San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in taking a knee during the national anthem before games.

He talked with The MMQB's Robert Klemko about the reason behind his protest:

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I prayed long and hard about it and I felt it was the right thing to do. It is what it is; I'm standing up for what I believe in. I know my family will support me.

I'm not against the police. I'm not against the military. I'm not against America. I'm against social injustice. This movement is something special. People are going to bash me on social media but at the end of the day I'm going to go home and sleep peacefully knowing what I did was right. I will not lose any sleep.

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On Sept. 13, Marshall met with Denver Police Chief Robert White to discuss police violence and the tactics used by members of law enforcement.

"(Marshall) has issues, and he has questions as it relates to what we're doing," White said, per Jhabvala. "He acknowledged some of those challenges, and he wants to do something about it. And part of doing something about it is going to the source of where you think some of those issues are."