Broncos WR in cast after slipping on wrapper

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Updated: March 24, 2008, 11:20 PM EST 54 comments

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You can't tackle Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall with your arms. You really have to wrap him up.

Or put a McDonald's wrapper in his path.

The physical Denver wideout will have his arm in a cast for at least two weeks after slipping on a fast food wrapper, NFL.com reported. When he slipped, Marshall reached his arm out to brace his fall and it went through a TV entertainment center. That injury required stitches.

The NFL Network reported on its Web site Monday night that the injury was more serious than originally believed. The report said he had severed an artery, a vein and a nerve in his forearm, and he underwent surgery Monday night.

He is expected to miss several months, according to the report. A team spokesman said he had no information on the injury, and Broncos tight end Tony Scheffler told the NFL Network "he didn't get hurt too badly. He was here today and will be back at it before you know it."

"I want to thank everybody for their concerns and let everyone know that I'm okay," Marshall wrote in a text message Sunday to NFL.com. "It's funny because I pride myself on YAC (yards after catch) and being one of the toughest players to take down once I have the ball in my hands.

"So for the next couple of days I'm going to take the time to build my confidence back up after allowing that McDonalds bag to take me down and send me through the entertainment center."

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