DAVIE, Fla. — Dolphins receiver Brandon Marshall said he has a fallback plan if NFL teams lock out players next year: He will audition for the Nuggets or Miami Heat as a shooting guard.
“I’m serious,” Marshall told ESPN on Thursday. “There’s not going to be any football. If there’s a lockout, I have to find a job. I figure the Nuggets will be a better choice because of the welcome home cheer I’ll get — a couple of boos at first.”
The 6-foot-4 former Bronco lettered in basketball three times in high school.
“Right now I’m no good,” he said. “If I try out right now they’ll be saying, ‘What is this guy thinking?’ But after some training I’ll be fine.”
When Marshall had offseason hip surgery, he stayed at the Denver-area home of his attorney Harvey Steinberg.
Steinberg said he and Marshall had a 3-point shooting contest.
“He lost,” the agent said. “His inside game better be a lot better than his outside game.”
Staff writer Mike Klis contributed to this report.
