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Brandon Marshall walks off of radio interview when pressed about comments that black and white athletes are treated differently

New York Giants wide receiver Brandon Marshall on Thursday walked out of an interview with WEEI's "Kirk and Callahan" when the conversation turned to the subject of race.

The hosts asked the 33-year-old Marshall about comments he made in 2015 over Tom Brady's four-game suspension for Deflategate being dropped.

"There are a lot of players out there that believe that white players — specifically, at the quarterback position — are treated differently," Marshall said of the suspension being lifted. (Brady, of course, would serve the suspension in 2016).

Asked about his comments in 2015 on Thursday, Marshall instead praised Brady and the New England Patriots' culture, then said, "I'm not getting into the race card with you guys.