Brandon Marshall traded to Chicago

One star wide receiver who wasn’t expected to find a new home was shockingly shipped Tuesday from South Florida to the Midwest at the start of the free-agent signing period.


FOXSports.com has learned that the Miami Dolphins have agreed to trade Pro Bowl wide receiver Brandon Marshall to the Chicago Bears for third-round picks in 2012 and 2013.

Marshall will now reunite with Jay Cutler, who was his quarterback with the Denver Broncos from 2006 to 2008.

The Bears were planning to enter the free-agent market in hopes of signing at least one top-flight wide receiver. Although many thought it was Vincent Jackson, they decided to swing the deal for Marshall.

The move now leaves the Dolphins in search of a new No. 1 wideout under first-year head coach Joe Philbin.

Marshall is coming off his best season with the Dolphins, catching 81 passes for 1,214 yards and six touchdowns. But a combination of off-field issues and the inability to form a strong bond with either of Miami’s past two starting quarterbacks (Matt Moore and Chad Henne) put a damper on some of that success.

Marshall had some of the same types of problems in Denver, which led to his 2010 trade to the Dolphins. Marshall has posted 1,000-yard receiving seasons for five straight years.

Marshall, who turns 28 on March 23, has $6 million of his $9.3 million base salary for 2012 guaranteed provided he doesn’t receive another NFL suspension. Marshall is also under contract to the Bears for 2013 and 2014 at $9.1 million a season.


http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/B...o-trade-031312

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Still the third best team in the North.

Dam Peyton must hate Marshall or something [pic]

WTF!! Do not play with my emotions like that.. If this is true I might cry [pic] Chicago has been waiting for this...

Bears !!ing won, dolphins taking a major L this offseason if they can't scoop Peyton

Inb4Marshallhasoffthefieldproblems

and now on boxden, theyre just gonna be that many more heat fans aka old dolphins fans

[pic] if peyton comes to chicago and cultler gets the boot

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nice move [pic]



but ya mommas still aint !! [pic]

LMFAOOOO @ the dolphins

two 3rd round [pic] Epic loss

Bears came up

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I heard the Bears might also land Mario Williams

What did they give Denver for Marshall?

Well damn. I'm extremely jelly.. Cutler to Marsh was an epic duo in Denver. Hope it does well in the Chi as well. I applaud you, Bears fans.

[pic] Nice move for the Bears

W-T-F????????????????

LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL


FREE AGENCY 2012!!!



COME ON BUCS JOIN THE ACTION!!!!![pic]