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Originally Posted by rcubed
I am guessing this was discussed/known well before last games healthy scratch. I would guess ballard long ago told mack "thanks for your service, come to camp, get in shape, we will show you off a bit then look for a trade as you are at best #3 on our depth chart."
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Originally Posted by Brylok
He's gonna be gone at the end of the season anyways and we don't know what's going on between him and the Colts until Hard Knocks comes out. He probably wants to leave rather than sit out.
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The Colts made Marlon available for Q&A's during this week's player press conferences - link to video below.
Marlon stated that the Colts gave him the heads up prior to last Sunday that he may be a healthy scratch at some point this season.
He stated that the conversation with the team about a trade came after Sunday's game.
Marlon had a fair amount of interest from other teams in free agency - although after the injury no one was automatically pencilling him in as a RB1. I think he came back to the Colts for the familiarity - familiarity with the playbook, familiarity with the doctors / trainers, etc. I think he knew that his reps would be limited this season but was hoping to flash enough from time to time behind a dominant offensive line so that he could earn his next contract.
https://www.colts.com/video/marlon-m...olphins-week-4