NFL rejects Brandon Marshall’s green shoes for Mental Illness Awareness Week

The NFL isn’t doing all that well in the PR department this week. Not only do they have to deal with the fallout after Frontline’s League of Denial documentary, but now they are looking like hypocrites after rejecting a players request to wear a pair of green cleats to draw awareness for a worthy cause. Brandon Marshall requested to wear the green shoes for the Bears upcoming clash with the New York Giants on Thursday night. It was Marshall’s hope that the green cleats would shine a light on Mental Illness Awareness Week, a cause that hits home for the Bears wide receiver. If you remember back to 2011, Marshall was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. The fact that the NFL will not permit him to wear the cleats isn’t necessarily shocking considering similar situations have occurred before. What is particularly ridiculous is the fact that after Marshall said that he would still wear the green shoes and just pay the fine, the NFL said that they would not permit Marshall to ...