Brandon Marshall Says Miami Boat Trip Wouldn't Have Happened with Him on Giants

The New York Giants' wide receiver corps came under fire for a Miami boat trip prior to the playoffs last season, but newly acquired wideout Brandon Marshall suggested Thursday it may not have happened under his watch.

Marshall agreed to a two-year, $12 million contract with the G-Men on Wednesday, according to Kimberley A. Martin of Newsday. He commented on whether the Miami trip would have taken place had he been on the team last season during an appearance on NFL Network's Good Morning Football (h/t Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News):

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You know what? No, it doesn't happen. Well, I can't say that. Everyone is different. But I would have been against that, and partly because of my pains, right? I've been in the league so long and I've never made the playoffs. so for me, I'm a guy ... I'm in year 11 (in that scenario), and I'm all-in, because I know this opportunity doesn't come around often. But then you have younger guys.

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The 32-year-old Marshall will play for his fifth team when he joins the Giants for the 2017 campaign.

Odell Beckham Jr. (24 years old) and Sterling Shepard (23 at the time) were among those who took part in the boat trip ahead of New York's postseason loss to the Green Bay Packers.

Marshall explained that different decisions are likely to be made in the future as they continue to mature:

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See, when I was younger, when I first got in the league, the first couple years, it was about me proving that I could play in the NFL. And then once you prove that, then it's like, "Oh, you can make money" ... Then after that it's like, "Oh, we're supposed to win here, right?" And that was the process for me.

So these guys are young, and they're studs and they'll get it. But for me, I'm just at a different place in my life, so I would have been against it. But I don't think it had anything to do with their performance on Sunday.

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Marshall struggled to the tune of just 59 receptions for 788 yards and three touchdowns for a New York Jets team that utilized a quarterback carousel last season, but he has topped 1,000 yards eight times during his career and led the league with 14 touchdown grabs in 2015.

Marshall will replace recently released veteran Victor Cruz in New York's lineup and start across from Beckham as Shepard lines up in the slot.

The six-time Pro Bowler's arrival gives the Giants arguably the most potent receiving corps in the NFL and adds a much-needed dimension of experience and leadership.