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OneGiantThrill · 06-12-2009, 02:43 PM

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Mike Klis of the Denver Post reports Marshall, the Broncos' top receiver with 100-plus catches each of the past two seasons, has missed the past three weeks of the team's "voluntary'' minicamps because of medical trust and contract issues.

If he doesn't show up for the start of a three-day minicamp today, the Broncos would have a problem because participation is mandatory. Broncos coach Josh McDaniels has said he expects Marshall's return to the team today.

"We understand what is mandatory and what is voluntary,'' said Marshall's agent Kennard McGuire. "There is no dispute in interpreting the two.''

Should Marshall decide to hold out, the Broncos would have their second major protest of the offseason. The first was conducted by quarterback Jay Cutler, who refused to attend the start of the team's offseason conditioning program. The Cutler saga was settled when the Broncos traded him to the Chicago Bears.

Marshall underwent hip surgery April 1 and had been rehabilitating at the team's Dove Valley facilities until May 20, when he met with coach Josh McDaniels to communicate his desire for a new contract. He made a brief return to Denver two weeks ago, but only to deal with an ESPN report that rehashed his past legal trouble with his former girlfriend, Rasheedah Watley.

Marshall is in the final year of a rookie deal that will pay him $2.198 million this season. Perhaps his primary concern, though, is Marshall might not be eligible for the potential riches of unrestrictive free agency following this season if the league owners and players union don't negotiate a new collective bargaining agreement.

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