Lessons Not Learned

 
Those familiar with Brandon Marshall won't be surprised to learn that he was stabbed by his wife Friday night.  He will be fine, but this is just another incident in a laundry list of off-the-field issues for the immature receiver.  Coincidentally, two weeks ago Sports Illustrated published a must-read feature about the 2007 shooting death of Marshall's Broncos teammate, Darrent Williams.  In recreating the events of that night, author Thomas Lake illustrates how the antagonism and general idiocy of Marshall and his cousin, Blair Clark, provoked a local gangster to fire the fatal shots into Williams' limo.

Some wonder if this latest incident will be the catalyst that convinces Marshall to clean up his act.  I am not among them.  Since Williams' death, Marshall has been arrested for domestic violence, pled guilty to drunk driving, and forced a trade out of Denver with his childish antics.  If the tragic loss of his friend couldn't convince Marshall to abandon his destructive habits, there's no chance that a trip to the hospital will.  Two years ago, Marshall paid tribute to Chris Henry, a spoiled athlete whose reckless ways ultimately caused his premature death.  I doubt Marshall sees the irony in the jersey he wore that day.  It wouldn't be the first lesson he missed.

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