ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Brandon Marshall is back on the football field, trying to replicate last year's breakout season despite two screws in his right foot and a heavy heart.
Marshall led the Broncos with 111 tackles last year despite being hobbled down the stretch by a right foot injury that required offseason surgery.
Because he didn't have the operation until March, he'll have to play the whole season before surgeons can remove hardware in his right foot, meaning he'll have to manage some pain along the way.
He said his foot feels fine so far, but the pain he's dealing with now is the grief over his grandfather's death.