Breaking News: Brandon Marshall Found Not Guilty in Battery Case

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Published: August 14, 2009

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... 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.


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