Brandon Marshall believes the transformation of his personal life kicked off just before the Chicago Bears traded for him in March 2012, but on Thursday he called the transaction "life-saving and career-saving" when discussing a recently signed three-year contract extension worth $23 million guaranteed. "I don't think I'd be sitting in this position talking about an extension [if not for the trade to Chicago]," Marshall said. "I probably wouldn't even be having the success that I was having on the field in that environment [in Miami]. It wasn't right for me." Read more http://espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/stor...rshall-says-trade-chicago-bears-career-saving