Brandon Marshall takes four-day leave from Bears for "personal reasons"

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One day after complaining about the progress of his surgically-repaired hip, Brandon Marshall has taken a four-day leave from the Bears for "personal reasons."

Before you panic, it's worth noting that coach Marc Trestman insists Marshall's absence was "pre-planned," and "has been part of the offseason plan since started training camp." However, as beat writer Brad Biggs points out, "personal reasons" was also the reason given for Brian Urlacher's absence last summer. It was eventually revealed he underwent knee surgery. Marshall's rant about his hip came unprompted on Tuesday. To date, he's been a full participant in camp. There's probably nothing to it, but to suggest there's no smoke would be naive.

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