Brandon Marshall is just the latest receiver in the National Football League to take good character and throw it out the window.

Randy Moss was called a cancer at Minnesota, an underachiever in Oakland, and has since settled down as a Patriot. Terrell Owens has proven himself incompatible with at least three organizations and is hoping to make the best of his fourth chance, this time in a Bills uniform.

Chad Johnson (I refuse to refer to him by the ignorant name which he wishes to go by) is constantly at odds with his quarterback. Dante Stallworth killed an innocent human being while driving drunk.

And today, Marshall is at the forefront of wide receivers who can’t seem to stay away from drama and controversy. A quote was recently leaked to media from a confrontation between the Broncos wideout and Denver Police in 2007.

Not only did Marshall plead guilty to driving while impaired, he also said something that should leave no doubt that the Broncos should honor his request to be traded.

He told the officers, “I hate Denver. I hope I get traded. I hate this f******* city.”

He also asked police why they weren’t looking for former teammate Darrent Williams’ killer.

Denver’s a pretty big city, Brandon. If every member of the law enforcement community were looking for Williams’ killer, the city would be reduced to a state of anarchy and you may have killed someone by being behind the wheel when you shouldn’t be, just as Stallworth did.

Marshall isn’t the first person to hate the city he lives in. That’s fine. But when you are an athlete, a public figure in many ways, it is your obligation as a professional to hold your tongue.

Brandon Marshall is a public relations nightmare. If you are in the Broncos’ front office, how can you explain to your fans, the residents of Denver and the state of Colorado, that one of your best players hates the city? It’s very much a stab to Denver and that sort of thing could cost you fans.

Marshall is a great receiver, and of that there is no doubt. He would produce a high-value trade, and in return, Josh McDaniels could get a receiver who actually wants to be there and be a member of that team, that family, that city.

The Broncos are rebuilding, and in order to get back to the shape they were in at the end of the John Elway era, they need to start on a clean slate. That means getting rid of everyone who isn’t going to give you 100 percent every single practice, every single down.

Can we honestly say that Brandon Marshall, as good as he is, will leave it all on the field to bring glory to a city he hates?

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