Have you ever wanted to be different, but were afraid to break the rules? Chicago Bears Wide Receiver, Brandon Marshall, did just that during Thursday night’s Giants and Bears NFL matchup. Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, hundreds of NFL players have been seen wearing pink cleats with their uniforms to help support breast cancer research. This is “legal under NFL rules.” Although these are the legal rules under the NFL, that doesn’t mean that players will always abide.
Having the NFL tell Marshall that he would be fined, only
made him more excited to help his cause. He stated that he would match whatever
the NFL fined him, and donate it to a charity. "I'm going to get fined and
I'm going to match that, and we want to partner with a cancer-care
[charity]," Marshall told ESPN.com. "We're still working on the
details to give, really give back to an organization that is doing work in the
mental health area. [Also], the diagnosis of breast cancer can hit families
hard. It affects all of us."
Overall,
it’s safe to say that Brandon Marshall stole the show during Thursday night’s
game. He knew what the consequence were if he wore the different apparel, but he didn't care. Marshall dared to be different, and broke the rules for a good cause.
Here's a photo of Marshall's cleats during last night's game!
(Photo courtesy of CJ Fogler)
How can Brandon Marshall be fined for not supporting a good cause and supporting another good cause instead? I feel that isn't fair to him. It should be a choice to represent these causes and Marshall was not given any choice. There is more than one cause for awareness in the month of October.
ReplyDeleteI think it is ridiculous that he would be fined, but I understand that the NFL has strict rules. I think it is really courageous of him to not only openly support this but to also have it draw attention to that fact that he was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. More power to him.
ReplyDeleteI honestly think Brandon Marshall is a very bold man. He is definitely making a powerful statement. No matter what people are going to talk and have different views concerning his apparel, or motive. In my opinion I thinks it's great that Marshall is being an advocate of mental illness awareness, we need more people like him. Being fined is absolutely ridiculous.
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