The Facts:
Marshall isn't sweating his long-term future with the Bears. Heading into the final year of his contract, the veteran wide receiver hasn't heard a peep from a front office that just handed a four-year deal to Jared Allen packed with $15.5 million in guarantees. "If it happens, it happens, if it doesn't, I'm glad to be a Bear for another year and I'm going to force them to sign me after next year," Marshall said Thursday. "One way or another, they're going to get the deal done."
Reported by NFL.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
How bad does he want it to get done? "If it comes down to next year," Marshall joked, "I'll be picketing outside of Halas Hall for a new deal, a new contract, because I'm not going anyplace. ..." At 30, Marshall -- set to make $9.1 million this season -- acknowledged he's "not looking for anything" like the "$16 million, $15 million a year" handed to Larry Fitzgerald and Calvin Johnson, but promised "that stuff is going to take care of itself" after what he puts on paper in 2014. If it's anything like last year, when Marshall pulled in 100 catches for 1,295 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns, we'd find it hard to argue his point. Either way, fantasy football owners should expect high-end production from Marshall regardless of the circumstances. But extra motivation never hurts.
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