Might have felt that if he got in a fight as a rookie, it could lose him trust among teammates and coaches.
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ah the ole Jon Baldwin theory put to test

this would be a bigger deal if an o-line needed to use teamwork.

might of thought he would lose his million dollar job of a lifetime

maybe he's just not a fighter


this is not about Martin, it's about Cognito


People shouldn't look to blame the victim

I'm surprised he lasted as long as he did in the NFL. ****ing jackass.

I would find it beyond funny if these assholes thought I would pay for a 30 k meal...or even a 1 k meal. I'd pay my portion and then tell the staff at "where ever" that the need to collect from everyone else.

Martin has done absolutely nothing wrong here but take a stand. It's very couragous.

Yep. I have no idea why any dumbass would feel obligated to do this.

I was going to say this as well.

Just because a guy is a football player doesn't mean he's a boxer or a nasty, angry human being.

Football is a sport in which most guys play by the rules. They're not "gladiators" trying to kill each other. While players throw around words like "battle" and "fight", etc. and so on, it's not in a literal context.

Peer pressure is a strong drug, especially for young kids.

That said, the coaching staff and front office are to blame for allowing that type of culture to exist.

I met an adult many years back in a group setting, and he had some normal name on his name tag. I can't remember what it was - Tom or James or something. When he introduced himself to the group, he said, "Yeah, this is my given name, but I've always gone by Brewster. So just call me Brewster."

Tip of the day: you don't have to keep using the nickname you were given when you were two years old.

Apologies to anyone named Brewster on the board.

Seau did that shit to Leaf...but when Leaf refused to do it...supposedly Seau stole his credit card and did it anyway. Oh my...if he had done that shit to me...well....enjoy the Federal charges.

It wasn't Seau's fault CTE made him do it.

Kobe does it all the time to the scrubs on the Lakers roster (the picking up the tab thing)

I'd never heard that story, but that's pretty amazing.

And then Seau and Rodney Harrison were the two guys who talked about intentionally injuring him in practice "to help the team". What a bunch of kleenex wads.

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