Leonard Marshall

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Leonard Marshall
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Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1961-10-22) October 22, 1961 (age 62)
Franklin, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:288 lb (131 kg)
Career information
High school:Franklin
College: LSU
NFL draft: 1983  / Round: 2 / Pick: 37
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:177
Sacks:83.5
Tackles:714
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Leonard Allen Marshall Jr. (born October 22, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman for twelve seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Selected 37th overall in the 1983 NFL Draft, he spent the first ten seasons of his career with the New York Giants where he accumulated 79.5 sacks, ranking him third in team history. He was twice selected to the Pro Bowl and twice named NFL Defensive Lineman of the Year following the 1985 and 1986 seasons. He won two championships with the Giants, recording three sacks in the two Super Bowl games which he played in. Marshall is most famously known for his 1991 hit on Joe Montana that knocked him out of the NFC championship game, after which Montana would not play another regular season game for almost two years. After his time with the Giants, Marshall went on to play a season each for the New York Jets and Washington Redskins before retiring from football at the age of 33. Marshall played college football at Louisiana State University.

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Marshall has been active in several business and entrepreneurial activities since retiring. He also has spent time as a football camp instructor, a football head coach, a student, a professor, and a radio broadcaster. In 2013, Marshall was diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease detected in a growing number of retired NFL players. He has been involved with efforts to spread awareness about the issue.

Early life and college

Marshall was born in Franklin, Louisiana. He was the oldest of seven children, whose father, Leonard Marshall Sr., was a foreman at a shipyard. [1] Initially, Marshall's father did not like the idea of his son playing football, as he thought it was "a stupid game" that would prevent his son from doing more productive things. [2] Later in his life however, Marshall Sr. expressed happiness over his son's success, and even rooted against his beloved Dallas Cowboys when his son's Giants teams played them. [2]

Marshall played college football at Louisiana State University from 1979 to 1982, accumulating 180 tackles and 5 sacks during his four year career. [3] During his senior year, he recorded 53 tackles and 4 sacks [3] and was named the team's defensive Most Valuable Player. [4] Marshall also played a crucial role in LSU's 1982 victory over the University of Alabama, making several key tackles and prompting Hall of Fame coach Bear Bryant to state his regret after the game for not being able to successfully recruit Marshall. [5] The team finished 8–3–1 that year and narrowly lost, 21–20, to the University of Nebraska in the Orange Bowl. [6]

Marshall graduated from Louisiana State University with a degree in Business Administration. [7] He was later inducted into the LSU Hall of Fame in 2008. [8]

Professional career

Marshall was selected 37th overall by the New York Giants in the 1983 NFL Draft. He was the fourth defensive lineman taken that year. At the time, Los Angeles Raiders managing general partner Al Davis described him as the steal of the draft. [9]

During his rookie season with the Giants, Marshall struggled initially with weight problems, drawing the ire of the coaching staff. [9] After trimming down, Marshall made an impact and played strongly against the run [10] but was unable to mount much of a pass rush and finished with only 0.5 sacks on the season. He improved significantly in 1984 however, recording 6.5 sacks. He also made several key tackles to help the Giants preserve a 16–13 win over the Los Angeles Rams during the wild-card round of the playoffs. [11]

Marshall's emergence as a pass rusher continued in 1985 as he racked up 15.5 sacks, earning him a trip to the Pro Bowl and recognition as NFL defensive lineman of the year. [2] Marshall repeated both honors in 1986, [12] teaming up with Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor to form a potent pass rush on the right side of the Giants defense. He finished the year with 12 sacks, helping the Giants to a 14–2 record and an appearance in Super Bowl XXI to face off against the Denver Broncos. Marshall recorded two sacks in the Giants' 39–20 victory, earning him his first Super Bowl ring. [13]

Marshall recorded 8 sacks in 10 games played during a strike-shortened 1987 season in which the Giants finished 6–9–1. He compiled another 8 sacks the following year as he split time with fellow defensive end John Washington. [14] During the 1989 season Marshall collected 9.5 sacks, with the Giants losing in the first round of the playoffs that year to the Los Angeles Rams. Marshall later described the season as a lost opportunity as he felt the Giants had the best team in the league that year. [15]

Marshall engaged in a prolonged contract holdout leading up to the 1990 season. [16] He reported late, and after struggling initially to regain his starting job [16] he recovered to finish the year with 4.5 sacks. The Giants went 13–3 during the regular season and advanced to the NFC Championship Game where the two-time defending Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers awaited them. In the fourth quarter of the game, Marshall hit 49ers quarterback Joe Montana so hard that he suffered a bruised sternum, bruised stomach, cracked ribs, and a broken hand. [17] Montana was forced to leave the game and would not play another regular season game for almost two years (in December 1992), which ended up being his last game with the 49ers. [18] The collision was later ranked as the third most "devastating hit" in NFL history by Fox Sports Net, [19] and the third most "devastating hit" in sports history by The Best Damn Sports Show Period . [20] It would also turn out to be the moment of Marshall's career that he came to be most well-known for. Marshall finished the game with four tackles, two sacks, and two forced fumbles, and was named NFL defensive player of the week. [15] The Giants won the game 15–13 and advanced to Super Bowl XXV where they faced the Buffalo Bills. Marshall recorded the team's only sack in helping the Giants to a 20–19 victory, earning him his second Super Bowl ring. [15]

Marshall continued to play at a high level in 1991 as he totalled 11 sacks for the year. In 1992, he clashed with new Giants coach Ray Handley however, and the two got into a well-publicized shouting match during halftime of a September game against Dallas. [21] He ended up with four sacks on the year and entered into free agency afterwards. Marshall finished out his career playing a season each for the New York Jets and Washington Redskins.

Marshall retired from football at the age of 33. He later signed a ceremonial contract in 1996 that allowed him to retire as a Giant. Upon signing the contract he stated, "I wanted to retire as a Giant because it's where my career began. They were people who believed in my talents and helped mold me into the man I am today, and I wanted to thank them for that." [22]

Marshall was selected to two Pro Bowls, and finished his career with 83.5 sacks in the regular season, and 7 in the postseason. His total of 79.5 as a Giant ranks him third in team history. [23]

Career statistics

Regular season

SeasonTeamGPGSSkTklFFFRIntSfty
1983 New York Giants 1460.5390001
1984 New York Giants 16116.5602000
1985 New York Giants 161615.5990010
1986 New York Giants 161612.0633310
1987 New York Giants 10108.0681000
1988 New York Giants 15148.0621000
1989 New York Giants 16169.5812001
1990 New York Giants 1664.5500000
1991 New York Giants 161611.0800000
1992 New York Giants 14124.0580200
1993 New York Jets 12122.0370100
1994 Washington Redskins 1632.0170000
Career17713883.57149622

GP: games played, GS: games started, Sk: sacks, Tkl: combined tackles, FF: forced fumbles, FR: fumbles recovered, Int: interceptions, Sfty: safeties [24]

Postseason

SeasonTeamGPGSSk
1984 New York Giants 220
1985 New York Giants 221.0
1986 New York Giants 333.0
1989 New York Giants 110
1990 New York Giants 333.0
Career11117.0

Life after football

Teaching and mentoring

Marshall hosted the Leonard Marshall Football Academy for a number of years, a football camp teaching the game's fundamentals to youth players between the ages 8 of 18. [25] [26]

Marshall served as a professor of Sports Management at Seton Hall's Stillman School of Business from 2004 to 2009. [12] [27]

In 2010, Marshall was named head football coach at Hudson Catholic Regional High School in Jersey City, New Jersey. [27] [28]

Business activities

Marshall was founder of Pro Star Athletic, one of the largest sports licensed apparel companies of the 1990s. He later negotiated sale of the company to International Apparel Manufactures Group of New York in 1999. [7]

Marshall is a partner with the Playbook Franchise Fund, which invests in franchise businesses to provide stable income for high net worth individuals, in particular current and former professional athletes. [29] [30]

Marshall was named Vice President of Philanthropic Development for Seeman Holtz Financial Group in 2007. [31] In 2015, he was named Director of Strategic Initiatives and Brand Ambassador for the publicly traded restaurant chain The Original Soup Man. [32] [33]

Marshall owned and managed The Marshall and Fox Sports Asset Management Group and was CEO and owner of Capital Source Mortgage. [34]

In 2019 Marshall was named brand ambassador and advisory board member for the Apple Rush beverage company. [35]

CTE diagnosis and advocacy

In 2013 Marshall was diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated head trauma that has afflicted many former football players. Tests for the disease were performed at UCLA using newly developed technology that allowed detection in living patients for the first time. Marshall says he began to notice symptoms such as memory loss, severe headaches, and mood swings in 2006, and that his erratic behavior took a major toll on the personal relationships in his life, including his marriage. [36] [37] [38]

Marshall was part of a class action lawsuit against the NFL that initially resulted in a $765 million settlement, but was later amended to allow for a payout expected to exceed $1 billion. [36] [39] Marshall is involved with efforts to educate the public about concussion and head trauma issues, serving as a speaker for both the Practice Like Pros [40] and Brain Unity Trust [41] organizations. He was featured in the documentary United States of Football examining the subject of concussions in the NFL and youth league football. [18] Marshall also founded the Game Plan Foundation to provide assistance for former athletes suffering from neurological disorders. [42]

In a December 2019 interview, Marshall wondered aloud whether he has been kept out of the Giants' Ring of Honor because of his outspoken advocacy. He said, “I don’t want to believe that, because I think that when you look back on the powers that be and the gentlemen that are running the team now ... I would believe these men have a lot of respect for what I did as a player, both on and off the field, within the community, and the surrounding area, and what I continue to do to support the New York football Giants. I think that yes, I have been a little outspoken about [CTE], because I feel like I have a platform which allows me to do that, and to help my brothers who can’t help themselves.” [43]

Medical cannabis

Marshall uses cannabidiol (CBD), a chemical extract of the cannabis plant, to treat the symptoms of CTE that he suffers from. He credits CBD with significantly improving his quality of life since he first started medicating with it in February 2016. [44] [45]

Marshall has spoken publicly in support of cannabis as an effective treatment option for mitigating the symptoms of head trauma-related health issues. [46] He also says it can serve as a safer alternative to the pain-relieving opioid drugs that many NFL players become addicted to. [47] Marshall has stated that the NFL should make allowances for the use of cannabis products as a medical treatment for players. [44]

Marshall served as a keynote speaker and moderator at the Cannabis World Congress and Business Expo in New York City on June 15–17, 2016. [34] [46]

Other

Marshall hosted a radio show on WFAN in New York. Named The Leonard Marshall Show, it was recorded in Hollywood, Florida near his former residence in Boca Raton. [48] Marshall currently provides pre-game and post-game commentary for Giants games on WFAN. [49] During his time as a player, Marshall was a frequent presence on The Howard Stern Show and he co-hosted NY Football with Dick Lynch. [32] [48]

Marshall is co-author of When the Cheering Stops, a book about the Giants 1990 championship season that was released in 2010. [50]

Marshall received a master's degree in Business Finance from Seton Hall University in 2007. [7]

Marshall is a noted philanthropist who has received several awards in recognition of his charitable work. [48]

Marshall currently resides in Paramus, New Jersey with his wife, Lisa. [51]

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