APPolice decided not to charge Brandon Marshall’s wife Michi-Nogami Marshall for a domestic incident back on April 22 which she was arrested for.
The story was downplayed publicly by Marshall (understandable), but a group of unreleased incident reports uncovered Thursday paint a troubling scene of the day in question. Elgin Jones of the of the South Florida Times did the legwork and found the following details in the police report:
1. Nine police officers showed up on the scene. They found a “large pool of blood” in the foyer of the house and multiple trails of blood leading throughout the house.
2. Marshall had several clean cuts to his wrist and to his abdomen. Nogomi-Marshall had a bruise on her left check.
3. A bloody 13-inch kitchen knife was found laying next to a bloody magazine clip from a firearm on a table outside Marshall’s office. Blood was also found on a variety of clothing.
There are a lot more sad details here, but you get the idea. Marshall has since revealed in an emotional press conference that he has Borderline Personality Disorder.
Mental illness is nothing to joke about. We’ve seen some ridiculous and ignorant statements said about Marshall in the last two weeks, especially related to his how the illness will affect his football career.
The details in the police report indicate why Marshall and his wife have been kept apart by police, and why Marshall was so in need of treatment.
We hope Marshall can continue on his path to recovery and health. It’s rarely a straight path, and it’s never easy.
What a mess. The Steelers frown upon guys like this.
Dude shouldn’t be playing football. He needs serious help.
Brandon Marshall listen to me…………………..actually i have nothing to say to u, you are who u are, i feel sorry for the Dolphins.
The guy’s always been a nutcase but hey, you gotta give credit where it’s due. The first step to recovery from any illness is admitting that you have a problem. Hope everything works out for this guy.
another great signing by the Dolphins
Borderline Personality Disorder is scary. As close as one step below schizophrenia, depending on the severity, if I remember correctly.
“The Steelers frown upon this” really…see Raplisburger…dui boy….Santonio’s weed fun ect…ect…Yeah…another intelligent post from a Steelers fan…good job…keep em comin
Haha awesome. Shout out to Ben Volin, my golfing buddy! Nice work, if you’re reading!
sounds like a happy couple to me
youmightnotknowthisbutthesteelersownyou says:Aug 11, 2011 1:54 PM
What a mess. The Steelers frown upon guys like this.
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Yes, the Steelers only want players on their team with undiagnosed mental illnesses.
Well, except for Mendenhall, he’s been diagnosed with verbal diarrhea
Obviously Marshall didn’t fall on a vase, only a sucker would buy that explanation. The only other viable explanation for his injuries is that he repeatedly fell on a set of Ginsu knives.
I’m confused. Are you implying that he tried committing suicide?
somewhere Jay Cutler is saying… I told you soooooo!
Mental disorders are very serious. Whatever level he suffers from. My Brandon Marshall jokes are over. He has my prayers.
He’s not the only “crazy” person in that house.
Crazy people attract crazy people. Lets hope both of these people get help
“A bloody 13-inch kitchen knife was found laying next to a bloody magazine clip, from a firearm on a table outside Marshall’s office. Blood was also found on a variety of clothing.”
This COULD have ended real bad……..Hope this man gets the mental health counseling he needs.
I am not trying to mean by saying this, so please dont take offense but…
Maybe the game football, with all the head injuries is not something a person with mental illness should be playing.
I really hope Marshall’s story does not end in a made for tv movie.
The Steelers collective IQ is less than your weight
6 rings…
PS – Steelers SUCK!!
Ricky Williams suffers from a similar type of disorder and I think that Brandon should reach out to Ricky or vice versa to sit down and talk. If nothing else, give him a list of individuals that helped Ricky get back on his feet and let the professionals take it from there. It is painful to watch Brandon (and I can only wonder about Chris Henry as well), but it was painful to watch Ricky Williams so scared of the cameras he had to where a helmet with a tinted face shield just to survive an interview. Remember how many in the media, including some here, bashed Ricky at the time for being arrogant but now knowing the situation, it is only sad. Sad for Ricky, sad for Brandon and sad for Chris but mostly sad for the media who seems to think that any dirt they can find, any personality flaw they can find, any illness they can find in a professional athlete makes the reporter more of a man and lauded for rolling around in someone else’s dirt and excrement. You make money, but face it, you still come up smelling like crap and most of you media people are such scum I wouldn’t let you near my wife or daughter and and if you guys were in town, I’d lock up my dog.
Scary story. I’m glad that nothing more serious happened and that Brandon is getting the help he needs.
Suicide attempt/plea for help type deal? Sounds like it could be…
“BORDERLINE personality disorder,” I think they’re selling this wack job short.
Guy needs a year off to work on getting himself better
This could have ended up a lot worse than it did. Hopefully he is able to deal with his problems off the field and get back in form on the field.
Wow Steel6Rings, although im sure your roomate is your mom and your job includes giving and/or recieving cleveland steamers, I have to say at least you are consistant. I mean “youmightnotknowthisbuttthesteelersownyou”is just down right funny.
So by naming it he’s practically forgiven. We should just feel bad for him. No use passing judgement now…
Naming something does not change anything. People are what they are.
Ugh, the people ripping him need to get a grip. He needs help not ridicule.
The most surprising detail to me is that Brandon Marshall actually has an office.
youmightnotknowthisbutthesteelersownyou says:
Aug 11, 2011 1:54 PM
What a mess. The Steelers frown upon guys like this.
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yeah right… the steelers have had more than their fair share of domestic disputes/rape allegations in recent history.
Hey Deb, it’s steeler fan like this that makes me post irritating comments on steeler related links.
Best to let the doctors figure this one out. May be able to be treated while playing football. Football may be the only positive thing in his life. Don’t know. Leave it to the professionals.
What’s with all the hate towards him? He’s got issues and he’s manned up and admitted it. Hardly any of us can relate to the issues he’s fighting. How can someone get better if people aren’t willing to support him and listen to him?I’m not a dolphins fan but I’m rootin for ya Brandon! Best wishes to getting your life back on track!
i believe this thread should not have any witty comments due to the seriousness of mr & mrs marshalls dilema. letshope the path they are on lead to a fruitful marriage patience & understanding.
Self inflicted wounds? Very likely. Hopefully he can focus that rage onto opposing DB’s in 2011. Looking at you Nnmadi and Revis…
The most surprising detail to me is that Brandon Marshall actually has an office.
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It came with the house
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy has been very successful in treating those with Borderline Personality Disorder, which is notorious among psychologists as being among the most volatile Axis II disorders.
Given the fact that he announced that he was dx’ed with BPD tells me he has been seeking psychological services, which is very encouraging. It’s often difficult to get individuals with BPD in the door to treatment. With continued treatment, I see no reason why he couldn’t keep playing football. If anything, taking football away from him (a man who has carved out a large piece of his identity as a football player) would be more detrimental than anything else.
I honestly don’t understand why it’s necessary to report on the details of something that I’m sure Marshall hoped to keep private.
Don’t you think that he’s going through enough trauma just dealing with the situation alone?
Now he’s got the this cloud hanging over his head and he’s probably wondering “what people really think of him.” For someone who is dealing with the issues he’s dealing with, additional stress is not welcome. Sometimes, a story is worth passing up.
Give the guy a break…
Good job ,Dolphins, keep sending him out on the field. Get the guy some help, take hm away from the field. Show for once that you actually care about your employees. His life and well being is more important than wasting his time on the field with Chad Henne this season.
Can the Dolphins get any of that $$$ back
All in the name of clicks….shame, shame Ben.
He was probably forced into getting help. Wouldn’t be surprised if it was that over jail time. He’ll always be crazy
Yeah and the steelers also smile at guys like rapeistburger. Every team has players with issues. Get a clue !
It’s “publicly”, not “publically”.
Hope nothing tragic comes from this relationship – sounds like scary stuff.
-QG
That’s a crazy passionate relationship. And that’s not a joke.
My in-laws have come close to things like this before. Immaturity and intense love can do this. Clearly Marshall (and probably his wife) have issues.
Some relationships are honestly like something you’d see in a teenage emo love drama.
I really believe this stems from the denver teammate, Darrent Williams who died in the arms of Javon Walker a few years ago, Marshall was one of the shiite disturbers in the club, neither player has been ‘normal’ since, Javon Walker is gone and Marshall is clearly dealing with some demons. No idea what kind of person Marshall was, or even is, but I think that incident could be the elephant in the room.
Makes you wonder about the real truth behind the whole slipping on a McDonald’s bag and cutting his arm in the entertainment center incident while he was in Denver.
Prescribe him some pot and get him a qb already, all of marshal’s personalities are wasted in Miami. Hopefully they Cut him and the steelers can get him
“Ugh, the people ripping him need to get a grip. He needs help not ridicule.”
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I completely agree with the above statement. People making fun of Marshal are like people who make fun of the holocaust. Laughing at other people’s misery is cruel.
BPD is not a joke. My gf has been diagnosed w/ the illness. It is hard to be in any kind of relationship with someone with Borderline- but I can asure you… the person with the illness is in the fight of their life just to live. Many people with BPD are in extreme, constant, emotional pain. They may resort to self mutilation- also known as “cutting”, to help calm the emotional pain for a little while. It’s not necessarily an attempt at suicide, so much as a cry for help. It’s not necessarily that the person w/ BPD wants to die… rather that they just want the extreme emo pain (amplified anxiety, depression, sadness) to just go away.
That said… here’s to you Brandon Marshall. I cannot relate to what you are feeling- but I certainly understand it. I am amazed that someone with such a severe mental disorder has made it as far as you have. Kudos.
he’ll be a patriot in 2012
And he’s not a Bengal? How did that happen?
2sloweggroll says: I am not trying to mean by saying this, so please dont take offense but…Maybe the game football, with all the head injuries is not something a person with mental illness should be playing.
In all seriousness, maybe getting hit in the head a few times made this situation worse.
youmightnotknowthisbutthesteelersownyou says: What a mess. The Steelers frown upon guys like this.
Really? Remember the name Ernie Holmes? The Steelers stood by him during his paranoid psychosis. Let’s just hope he gets the help and support he needs.
youmightnotknowthisbutthesteelersownyou says: Aug 11, 2011 1:54 PM
What a mess. The Steelers frown upon guys like this.
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How is it an article like this can still remind everyone why they hate the Steelers…oh right…idiot Pittsburgh nonsense comments from fans who can’t even remember recent history involving their own team.
Leave the guy alone, personal.
Good for him for admitting his diagnosis, but it still doesn’t excuse domestic abuse (maybe) and God knows what else he’s gotten himself into. I wish him the best, but now that he has a handle on the problem he can’t use it as an excuse anymore. He has world-class doctors at his disposal. Good luck, Brandon.
Biggie was right: Mo Money, Mo Problems
Ireland just read this article and is on the phone with Chicago. Soooooo Chicago you want to do a deal?
@xinellum,
Apparently, Ricky Williams was the person who flat out told Marshall how messed up he was during last season from his own personal experience dealing with similar problems.
Ben Volin needs to get himself a f’in life or something SPORTS related to wite about. this guy is obviously going to some serious personal issues and to exploit the guy and draw this out is simply pathetic. Get a life BEN. GO FINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A “Magazine clip”? What the heck is up with jounalism standards today. It’s either a “magazine” or a “clip”. They are two different things, but used for the same purpose. Good god.
Anyone who ridicules a person in Marshalls condition does so because they themselves need to bolster thier own self worth. Or, they are ignorant litttle bedwetters who are on mommy and daddy’s computer when they should be doing thier homework!
i hope he does well in miami- and i hope the steelers, pats, and jets all combine and move to the new LA stadium with all their fans.
He can also put away his cellphone.. nobody offering him sponsors will be calling. Just police and reporters.
ticalcaldwell says:
Aug 11, 2011 1:57 PM
“The Steelers frown upon this” really…see Raplisburger…dui boy….Santonio’s weed fun ect…ect…Yeah…another intelligent post from a Steelers fan…good job…keep em comin
You forgot the greasefire that is James Harrison
Borderline Personality Disorder? More like Borderline Psychopath Disorder.
I love how Rosenthal sounds so concerned and worried about Marshall. Fake…
Hey Rose, if you know Marshall has received a lot of hate filled comments on this site, why would you write another article about his personal life? Leave the guy alone. It seems to me that he’s seriously trying to get his life in order now and the last thing he needs is to have even more pieces of his NON-FOOTBALL RELATED LIFE splashed all over a FOOTBALL site.
Terrell Owens collapses from an allergic reaction and everyone considers it a suicide attempt and they point their finger and laugh. Brandon Marshall gets in a shank fight with his wife and plays the mentally unstable card and everyone wants to give him a hug. I don’t get you people
Brandon’s wife knew about the personality disorder and was trying to cure it with ‘puncture therapy…
4512dawg4512 says:
Aug 11, 2011 3:16 PM
Terrell Owens collapses from an allergic reaction and everyone considers it a suicide attempt and they point their finger and laugh. Brandon Marshall gets in a shank fight with his wife and plays the mentally unstable card and everyone wants to give him a hug. I don’t get you people
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I seriously doubt that Marshalls wife OR a vase cut him. Brandon did the cutting… it’s the nature of his beast. The dude needs both a hug and some medication… not a bowl of popcorn from an asshat like u.
Wasn’t it Brandon Marshall who claimed to have tripped on a McDonalds bag when he “fell through a glass table”? It’s about time someone figured out their was a problem here! Good luck, Brandon.
On July 31, 2011, Marshall announced at a 2 p.m. EST press conference in Miami, covered live by The NFL Channel, that he has been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder and hopes to spread awareness and understanding about the disease, which he repeatedly referred to as “BPD.” Marshall said his entire professional career and adult personal life has been marred with symtoms of BPD, but only recently through treatment has he learned to consciously and effectively deal with the resulting problems of his actions that have been influenced by BPD. Marshall cited a recent study that suggests at least 35% of male prison inmates nationally, and 25% of female inmates, have been diagnosed with BPD. He said he hopes to help reduce the “stigma” of BPD, and encourage and lead others with the disease to receive the proper care
it was revealed that Marshall was diagnosed with borderline personality disorder at Boston’s McLean Hospital after his incident with Nogami-Campbell. He is currently pursuing treatment for his mental illness and filming a documentary about his struggle.
Just needs to stay on his meds.
I hope he gets the help he needs. That being said, his comments seem to reveal that he initiated it and I can only imagine what would push a wife (a relatively new one at that) to cut her man like that. I’m just sayin’
Im confused. Are you saying I shouldnt take him this year in my Fantasy Draft??
Get well Brandon, don’t be another sad ending.
Also while the Steeler fan hatred is growing each day, please realize that
“youmightnotknowthisbutthesteelersownyou”
is just a TROLL posting over the top CRAP to encite more hatred towards the rest of us. I suggest you give him a thumbs down but no further attention, and please don’t lump him in with those of us that try to contribute. Heck this is way more attention than I care to give him.
I’m still a fan. The dude on the field can be a monster to handle for opposing defenses.
The reason why the “ill-intended” comments were posted were because you chose to report it. It seems ironic and unfair to call out your readers when you should’ve left it alone – i.e. don’t report it – and then come back and put the onus for invading privacy on the public.
“Mental illness is nothing to joke about”? Okay, so what does that leave us to joke about? A middle aged white male with no visible clues as to his nationality and no specific religion and nothing apparently wrong with him walks into a bar…..
The first comment on this thread borders on self-parody. Really? The Steelers frown on domestic violence but not RAPE and DRUNK DRIVING?
Stay classy Steelers fans!
Does the name Chris Henry ring a bell?! Get some help ASAP , please !!!
Maybe Mr. Marshall’s attorney should look into who leaked this to Mr. Volin. I’m no lawyer, but doesn’t there have to be charges pressed against someone for the details to be made public?
Kudos Brandon for not only deciding to get help, but for already raising public awareness. I’ve never heard of BPD before. I’m sure most if the people reading this haven’t heard of it before his press conference either.
Chuck Woodsucker – The nature of his beast? He’s cutting himself? I’ll take a bowl of popcorn over self mutilation any day bub. Lets go TO!
It’s comforting to see so many concerned about the future of Brandon’s career and the future of his mental health.
How about some concern for his wife who has obviously been living in a quiet hell that she probably doesn’t know how to escape from?