Brandon Marshall predicts he'll be ejected vs. Jets

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Brandon Marshall doesn't think he's been playing with the same fire in his second season with the Dolphins.

He plans on changing that Monday against the Jets.

The wide receiver said he's going to be passionate again, and even believes he'll be kicked out of the "Monday Night Football" matchup with the Jets at MetLife Stadium.

"My goal is to get thrown out midway through the second quarter," Marshall told reporters in South Florida Thursday. "I'm not joking. I'm serious. They're going to fine me. It's probably going to be like a $50,000 fine. But that quarter and a half that I'm out there, I'm going to play like a monster."

Marshall thinks there might even be some fisticuffs, mentioning Antonio Cromartie, among others, as a potential sparring partner.

"I might get in a fight with Bart Scott," Marshall said. "Cromartie, we pretty much matured our relationship and grew a little bit. We used to fight in Denver and San Diego. If that happens, it happens. So we'll see."

Marshall in July disclosed he had been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder, which is marked by a pattern of emotional instability.

He leads the Dolphins (0-4) with 22 receptions for 313 yards but has only one touchdown, and his five drops tie him for third in the league. Three of those have occurred in the end zone.

"The past four games, it's been tough for me trying to control some things," Marshall said. "I'm just going to let it out. I don't care if they have two, three cameras on me. I don't care if I have penalties. It doesn't matter. I'm going to let it all out. I'm best when I play emotional, I'm best when I play with passion, and you guys are going to see that on Monday Night Football.

"I don't know if it's throwing a football 15 yards into the bleachers and getting a 15-yarder, or punting the ball and getting thrown out of the game, but something is going to happen."

Cromartie is eager to square off against Marshall.

"It's always fun," he said Thursday. "I think this is my, maybe, 11th time facing him in my career. For us, it's always competitive, always going out and just enjoying having fun at the same time."