Brandon Marshall is to be traded for the third time in his NFL career and will join the New York Jets after three years with the Chicago Bears . The prodigiously talented wide receiver turns 31 this month , but the move had been widely touted . Deemed an outspoken maverick by many at Soldier Field , he raised eyebrows with a post-game locker room rant after defeat to the Miami Dolphins in October . His appearances as an analyst on 'Inside the NFL ' weekly were also said to be a distraction . Brandon Marshall will head to New York on Tuesday for a medical ahead of his move to the Jets . The mercurial Marshall is yet to play in the play-offs . New head coach John Fox and offensive co-ordinator Adam Gase appeared lukewarm about Marshall at best . 'We ’ re trying to evaluate where everybody fits and how we best use them and , again , trying to put the best football team on the field . He ’ s part of that process , ' Fox told the Chicago Tribune last month . Marshall was close to Jay Cutler - following him to Chicago from Denver via Miami - but raw quarterback Geno Smith could test his short fuse . ESPN broke news of the trade , which will also see the Jets give the Bears a fifth round draft pick . Marshall signed a four-year deal in Chicago last May , and had seven consecutive 1,000 yard seasons before falling short last year - largely due to missing the final three games with a shoulder complaint . Despite the numbers , Marshall is yet to appear in a play-off game . Perhaps that will change in New York . New head coach Todd Bowles was with Marshall during his two-year stint in Miami and will have been influential in the trade . The move will likely mean the end of Percy Harvin 's short stint with the Gang Green , with Marshall to pair up with Eric Decker . Marshall was drafted in the fourth round of the 2006 draft by the Broncos and is a mental health spokesman , spreading awareness of his battle with Borderline Personality Disorder .
Marshall turns 31 this month and joins his fourth NFL franchise . The talented wide receiver is an outspoken figure in the locker room . The trade likely spells the end for Percy Harvin 's short stint with the Jets .