And Brandon said....

You may be through with Brandon Marshall, but Brandon Marshall is not through with you Roger Goodell. Brandon Marshall appealed his three-game suspension on Thursday. Marshall's lawyer, Harvey Steinberg said that there would be an appeal, but that was around the time that Marshall was suspended.

Don't expect much to come from this, it is unlikely that this appeal will have the upstart receiver suited against the Oakland Raiders or San Diego Chargers (at least not the first time Denver plays the two teams). However, Marshall will most likely be able to make it back by the game against the New Orleans Saints, but this appeal isn't going to make that decision any easier on the commissioner.

Brandon Marshall: My speculation

Now, let me throw in my two pennies regarding the current report that Brandon Marshall will be suspended anywhere from four to eight games this season...

Anyone who has read Stefan Fatsis' new book A Few Seconds of Panic may have noticed there's a tiny little piece tucked inside of one of the chapters where Fatsis writes about pleading with Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen to kick in a preseason game. Bowlen says he won't bring it up with the NFL, because he doesn't want to make other owners jealous, of his relationship with (then commissioner) Paul Tagliabue. The other reason was that he didn't that jealous to hurt the chances of the man he'd been lobbying for commissioner. That man is Roger Goodell.

If I thought for any reason that this blog might get noticed by someone inside the NFL, I'd never write this, for fear of Marshall being suspended, but I'm not too worried about that. I say, Marshall gets a pass. Just this time... For two reasons, Goodell isn't in Bowlen's pocket by any means, but you don't go around biting the hand that got him into the position he holds in the NFL. If he does in fact suspend Marshall, it will not be without a conversation with Mr. Bowlen. The other reason, Goodell has made his example, several times over, not with a Bronco, but with players like Adam Jones and Chris Henry.

This is just pure speculation by me, but being a blogger, I'm able to maybe point out things that other journalists may not be able to. So that's what I did, all for your faithful ones.

Brandon Marshall verdict coming soon...

The Denver Post's Mike Klis reported that Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell last week for two and a half hours. Also in on the meeting were Broncos great Rod Smith and Broncos great attorney Harvey Steinberg.

This is how it started for Dallas Cowboys corner back Adam Jones, Cowboys defensive tackle Tank Johnson and free agent wide receiver (soon to be Dallas Cowboy) Chris Henry... The later two were suspended for eight weeks, while Jones received a full-year suspension.

Despite not being convicted of a single crime since being drafted by Denver, Marshall still most likely will receive some form of suspension. As Goodell has said previously, it is not enough to just avoid conviction, the employees of the NFL should avoid the situation all together. No more wrong place at the wrong time waiver.

The fact that Smith accompanied Marshall could mean that he could avoid a suspension... Depending on what was said.

We will keep you updated.