Brandon Marshall blames MetLife turf for ending his career

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By Miles Schachner

June 26, 2023 | 9:01 p.m.

Brandon Marshall hasn’t played an NFL game in five years, and he thinks MetLife Stadium is the culprit.

The former All-Pro wide receiver told Doctor Mike in a January interview that he blamed the Giants’ stadium turf for his career-ending ankle injury.

Broke my deltoid, my goddamn turf, oh my god I knew it was over, he said.

This piece ended my career, he said. There were a lot of players complaining about this turf really ruining their careers it was pretty much the last of me it felt like I could have played for a few more years but that game was over .

Marshall, who played a year with the Giants after two seasons with the Jets, including a Pro Bowl campaign in which he led the league in touchdowns, didn’t see much success after his season-ending injury in 2017.

He played seven games for the Seahawks in 2018 and did not return to the NFL after that season.

Brandon Marshall on the Doctor Mike show.Doctor MikeBrandon Marshall injured his ankle during an October 2017 game at MetLife Stadium.Joseph E. Amaturo

Marshall isn’t the only player challenging the stadium turf, with Giants player Sterling Shepard, who suffered a season-ending ACL injury on the MetLife field last year, and 49ers star Nick Bosa tore his ACL in a game against the Jets in 2020.

Teams, having heard the criticism, will be playing on a new synthetic turf this season following a growing wave of injury concerns expressed by players.

Players have been clear on this issue and it’s a good step to hear them say changes need to be made, the NFLPA said in a statement to ESPN last November when it was announced the stadium would be changing. territory.

Shepard tore her ACL on the MetLife turf. Bill Kostroun for the New York PostThe MetLife turf has been under intense scrutiny for years. Kevin P. Coughlin/All Island Aerial.com

The change won’t come soon enough, however, for players who will be more at risk the rest of the season. We anticipate that whatever surface is installed next year will meet the highest possible safety and performance standards.

Marshall, who had a 13-year NFL career during which he totaled 12,351 yards and 83 touchdowns, isn’t ruling out a return to New York, he said in May he would play the tight end for Aaron Rodgers and the Jets if asked.

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