Did Bears Agree to Trade Brandon Marshall to NY Jets?

06 Mar, 2015

The Chicago Bears have agreed to trade wide receiver Brandon Marshall to the New York Jets, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

The trade, which cannot become official until free agency opens Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET, will also rely on Marshall passing a physical.

A nine-year veteran and five-time Pro Bowler, Marshall fought through nagging leg injuries most of last season, and finished the year on the injured reserve due to fractured ribs and a punctured lung, and produced just 721 yards receiving. Prior to last season, Marshall racked up 1,000 yards receiving in seven consecutive seasons.

While Marshall’s ability has never been questioned, he has often been a distraction off the field.

Last season Marshall was part of a postgame locker room rant after a loss to the Miami Dolphins, in addition to challenging a Detroit Lions fan to a boxing match on Twitter as well as weekly television duties as an analyst on Showtime’s “Inside the NFL.”

A mental health spokesman, the 30-year-old Marshall has seemed to put his past criminal issues in the rear view mirror. The mercurial receiver will join a Jets team that figures to rely on young quarterback Geno Smith and currently has receivers Percy Harvin and Eric Decker under contract.

Marshall is already familiar with the Jets’ first-year head coach, Todd Bowles, as Bowles was an assistant with the Dolphins while Marshall was there.

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