Marshall Is Hoping To Capitalize On Opportunity

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CHARLOTTE -- The Richard Marshall who finally owns a starting position sounds quite a bit different than the one who originally assumed he would get one.

The day the Carolina Panthers drafted the talented cornerback from Fresno State, he said he intended to come to Charlotte and win a starting job — even though the team had just invested a first-round pick and big money on corners Chris Gamble and Ken Lucas the previous two offseasons.

“I honestly feel like I'm better than a lot of those guys who were drafted in front of me,” Marshall said after watching seven corners go before him in 2006. “Now I've got to go in with a chip on my shoulder.”

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