No wonder multiple offensive linemen agreed with Incognito...
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I'm calling shenanigans
This is a CYA by the league. The whole team agreed with Incognito, not just the OL.
This is a CYA by the league. The whole team agreed with Incognito, not just the OL.
I may seem like a insensitive ******* but I think Martin is a *****. You're six and a half feet tall and three hundred pounds. Stand up for yourself and don't be a *****. Don't be friends with the guys and go along with it then when you get sand in your ****** you text your mom and go public with it. I also saw that racial slurs were used. Now I was not surprised to see that an OM grad was involved in it but I was surprised to see he was African American. Still doesn't surprise me.
I kind of wonder what the NFL will do...
...if what Deadspin is reporting is right, there was also homophobic taunting of another player and an assistant coach took part in that taunting.
What with Michael Sam coming out and with the NFL Commissioner having a gay brother, I would not be surprised if the Dolphins would be penalized in some fashion.
NFL penalties likely won't be as severe as the Saints situation a couple years ago though since it's all internal. With that said, Martin's got a very good case what with the NFL backing him, the other player, and the assistant trainer.
Link.
...if what Deadspin is reporting is right, there was also homophobic taunting of another player and an assistant coach took part in that taunting.
What with Michael Sam coming out and with the NFL Commissioner having a gay brother, I would not be surprised if the Dolphins would be penalized in some fashion.
NFL penalties likely won't be as severe as the Saints situation a couple years ago though since it's all internal. With that said, Martin's got a very good case what with the NFL backing him, the other player, and the assistant trainer.
Link.
Part of me wants to agree with you, but should people really be forced to physically defend themselves from abusive behavior in their places of employment?
That's pretty much where I stand at the moment. There's little doubt at this point that Martin's a fairly mentally weak individual, but for one... that's not necessarily his fault and two... that doesn't excuse the fact that we're dealing with a 30-year-old grown *** man who had been carrying on like a middle school bully. It's disturbing to me that someone of that age would still think it's ok to treat other people like that while considering it to be "toughening them up".
I get what you are saying but you are forgetting this isn't high school where you could just quit and it not be a major deal long term. This is a multi-million dollar job we are talking about. Expecting professionalism in that setting isn't exactly a crazy concept.