The old Brandon Marshall wasn't garnering too many local endoresement deals in Colorado. Run-ins with police; an unraveling relationship with the Broncos; being, well, different than the greater Denver demographic -- it's not the stuff of marketing dreams.

In Miami, however, it's the year of the superstar athlete, and Warren Henry apparently knows there's no Dolphin who'll make a bigger splash than Marshall: the luxury auto dealer introduced Marshall today as their new "Official Brand Ambassador."

This means two things: Miami doesn't care about Marshall's troublesome past, and we are in for something hilaaaarious. In the hierarchy of athlete endorsments, the trifecta of local, NFL, and receiver is the worst-best possible combination. 

Local NFL endorsements, you see, are never not funny. Ray Lewis' national Sobe water campaign was professional if a bit snug, but Ray Lewis' local auto ads in DC are unbelievably insane. Your job is your credit:

And vehicle commercials, whether local or otherwise, take the cake on their own. Outrageously:

Then there's receivers' endorsements in general. If Randy Moss' ad for Pony is any indication, as a rule they're just all getting their quarterback's leftovers.

So hooray for Brandon Marshall, and congratulations to all of us. There's no way this isn't going to be as entertaining as he'll be on the field. History says so.