Brandon Marhsall Bio #54

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Brandon Marshall is a seventh-year linebacker and locker room leader, who played 63 career regular-season games (56 starts) and seven playoff contests (4 starts) during his NFL seasons with Jacksonville (2012) and Denver (2013-17). Marshall opened all 16 games played for Denver in 2017, registering 106 tackles (75 solo), one forced fumble, a defensive TD and four passes defended.

Brandon works tirelessly in the community and with local area law enforcement during both the season and off-season, to invoke social change and various children related causes and mentoring; including work through his foundation, the Williams-Marshall Cares Leadership Program.

The vision of the Williams-Marshall Cares Program is to see that every child in America becomes a future leader based on seven core principles of: faith, hard work, dedication, perseverance, integrity, honesty and respect. The Program is designed to encourage boys and girls age 14 -18 living in Nevada and Colorado to be responsible leaders through acts of service and dedication to their education, goals and new experiences. Most recently, hosted his first Brandon Marshall’s Night of Love & Laughter event, where almost $15,000 was raised to help foster this mentoring of youth.

  • Received the 2017 Alumni of Color Courage Award from Harvard
  • Received 2017 Leadership and Legacy Chairman’s Award
  • Voted by his teammates as the co-recipient of the 2015 Ed Block Courage Award after coming back from a foot injury to post his second consecutive 100-plus tackle season.
  • Selected by the local media as the recipient of the Darrent Williams Good Guy Award in 2015, given annually to the Bronco who best exemplifies Williams’ enthusiasm, cooperation and honesty while dealing with members of the press.
  • <3>College Career

    Marshall was a four-year starter at Nevada, where he totaled 259 tackles (145 solo), 40 tackles for a loss, six sacks, three interceptions, seven fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles… Made 102 tackles with 10 tackles for a loss as a senior… Earned second-team All-WAC honors from Phil Steele Publications.

Career Transactions
Signed by Jacksonville as a draft choice 6/5/12; Waived by Jacksonville 10/27/12; Signed by Jacksonville 10/30/12; Waived by Jacksonville 11/1/12; Signed by Jacksonville (practice squad) 11/5/12; Signed by Jacksonville (active roster) 12/18/12; Waived by Jacksonville 8/30/13; Signed by Denver (practice squad) 9/2/13; Signed by Denver (active roster) 12/24/13.
2017
Marshall started all 16 games played, finishing with 106 tackles (75 solo) and one forced fumble…

  • Recorded 10 tackles (8 solo) and one sack vs Buf. (9/24)
  • Recorded 6 tackles (5 solo), one sack, one fumble recovery and one pass defense vs Phi. (11/05)
  • Recorded 10 tackles (7 solo) vs N.E. (11/12)
  • Recorded 9 tackles (6 solo) and one pass defense vs Was. (12/24)
  • Recorded 12 games with 6+ total tackles
2016
Marshall started all 11 games played, finishing with 49 tackles (37 solo) and three passes defensed… Recorded six solo tackles vs. Car. (9/8)… Totaled four solo stops and one pass defensed vs. Ind. (9/18)… Led the team with nine tackles (4 solo) at Cin. (9/25)… Finished with six tackles (4 solo) and one pass defensed vs. K.C. (11/27)… Was inactive the final four games of the season with an injury.
2015
Marshall totaled 100-plus tackles for the second consecutive season, finishing second on the team with 101 stops… Teamed with ILB Danny Trevathan to become the first pair of Broncos since 2009 with 100-plus tackles each in a single season… Recorded seven tackles (6 solo), one sack (8 yds.) and one pass defensed vs. Bal. (9/13)… Made five tackles (4 solo) and forced a fumble that led to CB Bradley Roby’s 21-yard game-winning fumble return with 0:27 remaining at K.C. (9/17)… Led the team with 12 tackles (11 solo) at Det. (9/27)… Ranked first on the team with nine tackles (6 solo) vs. Min. (10/4)… Tallied eight tackles (7 solo) at Oak. (10/11)… Posted seven tackles (4 solo) and 0.5 sacks (2.5 yds.) at Cle. (10/18)… Notched six solo tackles and one forced fumble vs. G.B. (11/1)… Recorded nine tackles (3 solo) at Ind. (11/8)… Led the team with eight tackles (5 solo) vs. K.C. (11/15)… Posted seven solo tackles at Chi. (11/22)… Tallied three tackles (2 solo) and one pass defensed vs. N.E. (11/29)… Notched three solo tackles at S.D. (12/6)… Registered three solo tackles and one special-teams stop vs. Oak. (12/13)… Tallied seven tackles (4 solo) and picked off Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger in the fourth quarter at Pit. (12/20)… Totaled seven solo tackles vs. Cin. (12/28)… Started but only played three snaps vs. S.D. (1/3)… Notched four tackles (3 solo) and one pass defensed in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Pit. (1/17)… Posted five tackles (4 solo), one pass defensed and one forced fumble in Denver’s AFC Championship Game vs. N.E. (1/24)… Tallied five tackles (2 solo) in Denver’s Super Bowl 50 victory vs. Car. (2/7).
2014
Marshall played in 14 regular-season games (13 starts), totaling a team-high 110 tackles (88 solo), two sacks (17 yds.), one interception (0 yds.), nine passes defensed, one forced fumble and two spe- cial-teams stops… Racked up the second-most defensive stops by an NFL player in his first year as a starter in 2014… Totaled a career-best 15 tackles (13 solo) at Stl. (11/16)… Led the team with nine solo tackles vs. Buf. (12/7) and swatted down a career-high three passes defensed to become just the sixth player in the NFL in 2014 to post at least nine tackles and three passes defensed in a single game… Notched his first career sack vs. K.C. (9/14)… Recorded his first career interception vs. Buf. (12/7)… Missed the final two games of the reg- ular season with a foot injury before returning to start in Denver’s AFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Ind (1/11).
2013
Marshall played one game with the Broncos in 2013, making his first career tackle… Competed in training camp with the Jaguars, before being waived on Aug. 30, 2013… Signed to the Denver Broncos practice squad Sept. 2… Spent the first 16 weeks of the season on Denver’s practice squad before being signed to the active roster Dec. 24… Made his 2013 debut for the Broncos and posted one defensive tackle and one special-teams stop at Oak. (12/29)…Made a special teams stop in Super Bowl XLVIII vs. Sea. (2/2).
2012
Marshall split time between the active roster and practice squad for the Jacksonville Jaguars… Played five games after joining the team as a fifth-round draft choice… Made three special-teams tackles.
College
Marshall was a four-year starter at Nevada, where he totaled 259 tackles (145 solo), 40 tackles for a loss, six sacks, three interceptions, seven fumble recoveries and three forced fumbles… Made 102 tackles with 10 tackles for a loss as a senior… Earned second-team All-WAC honors from Phil Steele Publications.
Personal
Marshall played linebacker, running back and tight end, earning first-team All-Sunset Conference honors during his career at Cimarron-Memorial High School in Las Vegas… Named second-team All-State as a linebacker… Finished his career with 68 tackles, 13 tsacks, 57 quarterback pressures, four fumble recoveries and scored 10 touchdowns as a running back… Brandon Markieth Marshall was born on Sept 10, 1989 in Las Vegas.