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MARSHALL MEETS WITH GOODELL
Posted by Michael David Smith on July 24, 2008, 8:49 a.m.
Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall’s repeated legal troubles have gotten him a meeting with the commissioner.
The Denver Post is reporting that Marshall met with Roger Goodell for two and a half hours last week, and that Goodell will announce next week whether and for how long Marshall will be suspended for violations of the league’s personal-conduct policy.
The meeting included not just Marshall and Goodell, but also Marshall’s lawyer, Harvey Steinberg, and longtime Broncos receiver Rod Smith. It’s not clear what role Smith played in the meeting, but it’s certainly safe to say that Goodell wishes Marshall would conduct himself the way Smith always did — as a professional on and off the field. Smith is expected to formally retire today.
(UPDATE: A reader pointed out that Smith pleaded guilty to verbal harassment in 2000, and was sentenced to anger-management counseling sessions. He has spoken publicly about how counseling helped him.)
Marshall has not been convicted of a crime since he was drafted in April of 2006, but he has been arrested multiple times, and when Goodell announced his new personal-conduct policy, he said, “It’s not enough to simply avoid being found guilty of a crime.” So league discipline is a near certainty; the only issue is whether Marshall was able to convince Goodell to be lenient.
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Posted by Michael David Smith on July 24, 2008, 8:49 a.m.
Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall’s repeated legal troubles have gotten him a meeting with the commissioner.
The Denver Post is reporting that Marshall met with Roger Goodell for two and a half hours last week, and that Goodell will announce next week whether and for how long Marshall will be suspended for violations of the league’s personal-conduct policy.
The meeting included not just Marshall and Goodell, but also Marshall’s lawyer, Harvey Steinberg, and longtime Broncos receiver Rod Smith. It’s not clear what role Smith played in the meeting, but it’s certainly safe to say that Goodell wishes Marshall would conduct himself the way Smith always did — as a professional on and off the field. Smith is expected to formally retire today.
(UPDATE: A reader pointed out that Smith pleaded guilty to verbal harassment in 2000, and was sentenced to anger-management counseling sessions. He has spoken publicly about how counseling helped him.)
Marshall has not been convicted of a crime since he was drafted in April of 2006, but he has been arrested multiple times, and when Goodell announced his new personal-conduct policy, he said, “It’s not enough to simply avoid being found guilty of a crime.” So league discipline is a near certainty; the only issue is whether Marshall was able to convince Goodell to be lenient.
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