The Chicago Bears have agreed to terms with Pro Bowl wide receiver Brandon Marshall on a three-year contract extension.
Marshall's contract now runs through the 2017 season. It is worth a reported $30 million, and Marshall's foundation tweeted Monday that he was donating $1 million to the "mental health community."
In 2011, Marshall disclosed that he had been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. The 6-foot-4, 230-pound Marshall has a history of off-field problems, but the Bears have had no complaints.
In two seasons in Chicago, Marshall has been named to the Pro Bowl twice and ranked second in the NFL during that time in receptions (218), fourth in receiving yards (2,803), fifth in touchdown receptions (23) and tied for second in 100-yard receiving games (13).
Marshall appeared on ABC's "The View" to discuss mental illness and his diagnosis of borderline personality disorder.
"I mean, isn't it amazing that I'm still sitting here, I'm not patting myself on the back, but most of all cases end in suicide or someone in prison, but for me, it wasn't about the headlines, it was about suffering inside with the things that the media didn't see," Marshall said. "It was about sitting in my theater room in a dark room for days, you know, day in and day out. It was -- look how beautiful my wife is. There was times that i couldn't connect with her mostly, tell her how beautiful she was, how lovely she is. That was the scariest part."
Marshall talked about the emotional deregulation associated with borderline personality disorder, and his new foundation to raise mental health awareness. Then he announced his extension.
"We want to thank the McCaskeys, the owners of the Chicago Bears, what we're about to do today is we're about to sign a $30 million contract extension," Marshall said. "What's so cool about this. we're probably going to retire a bear, but, my wife and I, we always say football is our platform, our purpose. We're going to use this as an opportunity to plant $1 million to the mental health community. It's not about us."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.