LAKE FOREST – Brandon Marshall hoped for an opportunity to line up against the Seattle Seahawks’ top cornerbacks this weekend at Soldier Field.

Now that Richard Sherman and Brandon Browner have appealed four-game suspensions for violating the NFL’s policy on performance enhancing drugs, it appears Marshall will get his wish.

“I’m excited about this matchup,“ Marshall said Wednesday at Halas Hall, where the Bears conducted a two-hour practice. “I’m happy that they are playing, really excited that they are playing. That’s good for the game, and I’m ready to compete.”