Bears receiver Brandon Marshall, who years ago was accused by a former girlfriend of abusing her, spoke out Thursday about the domestic violence issues that continue to plague the NFL and urged people not to rush to judgment before they hear both sides of a story. The comments from Marshall, who spoke at the team's facility, come after attorney Gloria Allred on Wednesday said that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell ignored previous complaints lodged against Marshall. "My view on the NFL and this current climate we're in, I think it's a shame," Marshall said. "But I do love and respect what we're doing because the NFL, we all know has the ability to transform lives, transform communities. We have influence to really shape and mold a culture. So these issues, you know, whether we're wearing lime green on the field, pink, orange, whatever, I think that is sweet. I love it, because of the amount of awareness we have and the amount of influence can really dictate a lot. "But what I am disgusted over and I really believe it's not an issue of domestic violence or child abuse or drunken driving, it's really an issue of the condition of our hearts as people ... the way we treat one another ... it doesn't matter if the man's the aggressor or the woman's the aggressor or we're disciplining our kids in anger or disciplining our kids in love ... it's the condition of our hearts." Read more http://espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/stor...arshall-chicago-bears-says-rush-judge-players
