It’s been more than two years since he was called for a game-changing taunting penalty on Monday Night Football against the Pittsburgh Steelers at then-Heinz Field. All this time later, former Chicago Bears outside linebacker Cassius Marsh still doesn’t know what he did wrong.
On a 3rd and 8 from the Chicago 47-yard line in a 23-20 game, Marsh — who had spent training camp with the Steelers that summer — raced home for a sack of Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, forcing a punt after a 7-yard loss. But then, Marsh was called for a taunting penalty after glaring at the Steelers’ sideline and then making contact with official Tony Corrente while coming off the field.