Thread: Marshall Thankful for Talent, Fortune That Propelled Him To First-Team Status

DENVER (CBS4) - Practice may not always make perfect. But it turned Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall into pretty darn good.

Good enough to start in place of Danny Trevathan, who is sidelined for six to eight weeks with a knee injury to begin the season. Good enough to gain the trust of the team’s coaches to call defensive plays.

Marshall toiled much of his NFL career on the practice squad — where he learned what’s expected of players who want to start on Sunday.

“I really felt that they cared,” he said about the Broncos’ tutelage while he was on the practice team. “I felt they really wanted me to improve, to get better. They were actually evaluating me while I was on the practice squad. I got better on this practice squad.”

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