The Facts: Following up on the ongoing story. ... The Bears made good on their promise to “explore trade options” for Marshall, by trading him. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, they’ve dealt the mercurial wideout to the Jets, pending a physical.
Diehards Line:The Colts and Browns had also shown interest, but as PFT's Darin Gantt suggests, the Jets make sense on a number of levels. "First, they need players," Gantt wrote. "And his going to New York to tape a weekly television appearance won’t be as much of an issue when he’s already there. ..." The weekly television appearance was only one issue fo the Bears. They were also looking to get out from under the $7.5 million guaranteed if he’d have been on the roster March 12. Whatever the case, the now heave an established playmaker to work alongside Eric Decker, giving Geno Smith (or whoever’s playing quarterback) a better chance to succeed. As for the Bears, they'll continue looking for a starter to pair with Alshon Jeffery (with Brian Hartline among those on their radar). An updated and more detailed version of this story is available now.