@nfldraftscout: Garafolo: "Multiple sources told me Martin's camp informed Dolphins and NFLPA that Incognito sent threatening and racially charged texts"

This shit is ****ing stupid in 2013. Donuts are one thing. Duct taping a guy to the goal posts is another.

Extorting people for tens of thousands is a felony.

Fine. If I am the owner and there is proof of it then he gets cut. Then I explain personally to the players that immature behavior will not be tolerated.

yea, there is a big different between funny hazing and bully extortion

what a pos. I am glad that he is suspended

A point I made long ago, and people poo pooed on the idea.

See guys, if it happens to Incognito, is CTE all that bad?

Precisely.

I've agreed with, like, your last 3 posts. You're on a roll.

At least he didn't do something stupid that could be traced electronically via the social media. That would really be dumb... Wait.

Idiot !!!

Seems like something the NFLPA should address. They should be able to self police and get the practice stopped.

Gosh just put them in skirts amirite

Dolphins move swiftly, decisively against Incognito
Posted by Mike Florio on November 4, 2013, 12:35 AM EST


So much for Jonathan Martin being concerned about retribution.

On Sunday, the representatives of the Dolphins tackle provided evidence to the team supporting Martin’s contention that he was harassed, specifically by guard Richie Incognito and more generally by the culture of the team’s locker room.

The decision to promptly suspend Incognito for conduct detrimental to the team necessarily means that the evidence tendered by Martin’s camp was strong, and that it was clear. The evidence is believed to include text messages from Incognito to Martin and at least one voice message.

The plain terms of the team’s statement indicate that Incognito wasn’t merely suspended pending further investigation. The Dolphins already have determined that Incognito engaged in conduct detrimental to the team. Under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, a team may suspend a player up to four weeks without pay for detrimental conduct. The NFL also may impose discipline for violations of the personal conduct policy and/or other league rules and policies.

The NFL will review the situation, which means the NFL will investigate. Incognito has rights under the CBA, and he will be entitled to oppose the team-imposed suspension.

While the full story has not yet been told, it’s obvious that the Dolphins have seen and heard enough to believe that Incognito did something wrong, despite his recent rant on Twitter in which he demanded that his name be cleared.

For now, his name has been cleared — indefinitely from the team’s roster.

Sounds to me like you have a perfect storm of a leaderless locker room, Ingognito being a complete, flaming asshole and Martin being a gentle giant who had reached his breaking point.

Everyone has their breaking point, and if Martin had been putting up with this for two seasons - I'd say he lasted longer than most.

Also - maybe Joe Philbin should be more concerned about things like this and less concerned about gum wrappers on the practice field.