Former NFL wide receiver Muhsin Muhammad once said that Chicago is “where receivers go to die.” Muhammad said this on his way out of town after playing with the Chicago Bears for three seasons in the mid 2000s.
For a while, it seemed he was right as the Bears failed to have any receiver post a 1,000-yard or Pro-Bowl season since 2002. But that changed 10 years ago when the Bears made a daring move to trade for arguably the most talented receiver they’ve ever had in Brandon Marshall.
Marshall was acquired from the Miami Dolphins for a pair of third-round draft picks. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in 2006 and quickly became one of the best young pass catchers in the league. He was dealt to Miami where he spent two seasons before being traded to the Bears.
