Miami's Martin leaves team after 'emotional breakdown'

[Mr. Laz]

Jonathan Martin leaves Dolphins after 'breakdown'

By Dan Hanzus
Around the League Writer
Published: Oct. 30, 2013 at 06:39 p.m. Updated: Oct. 30, 2013 at 07:00 p.m.
An unusual situation is unfolding in Miami, where Dolphins right tackle Jonathan Martin has left the team after suffering an "emotional breakdown" this week.

NFL Media's Jeff Darlington reported Wednesday that Martin is currently seeking help with his family after an incident at the team's cafeteria, according to team sources.

Martin is listed on the team's injury report with an illness, and is doubtful to play Thursday against the Cincinnati Bengals. Fox NFL insider Jay Glazer reported that Martin was the victim of a prank at the cafeteria, becoming enraged enough to "smash his food tray on the ground."

The second-year pro has not been with the team since that time. Darlington reports that Martin immediately sought treatment at a local hospital. He has since left the hospital and is now spending time with his family, according to team sources.

Martin opened the season as the Dolphins' replacement for Jake Long at left tackle. He was moved to right tackle when the team acquired Bryant McKinnie via trade last week. Tyson Clabo is expected to start in Martin's place on Thursday.

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[JakeLV]

Unlike most of us, Martin can't just pickup and change jobs. He can't say, I'm over Miami, I want to go play with KC.

If he didn't like what was happening and it became clear that if he did report the abuse, he would have been made even more of a pariah, then his actions are completely justified.

People want to say, "Oh, he's being a bitch," which I can't exactly argue, but nobody is offering up what he should have done instead.

[LoneWolf]

Originally Posted by scott free

I have grave doubts about Incognito being a "bully" at this point, but even if he is... if the Eagles can forgive Riley Cooper, then RI is far from done in the NFL.

Riley Cooper had one drunken incident outside of football that he stood up in front of his teammates and apologized for. Incognito, according to this report, had several incidents that were directed at a teammate that he has refused to even recognize as improper. Not quite the same thing.

[Iowanian]

Interestingly, Incognito is taking all of the heat. I think it is because he is white.

The other 2 parties found to be guilty of the same things in the report, not white but you're not hearing much about them.

[Amnorix]

Skimming the text messages doesn't give the full story. The full report is very well written and was the product of very thorough work (over 100 interviews of every single Dolphin there was, from owner to assistant trainer). They also bullied others in addition to Martin.

Let me just excerpt a few highlights. NSFW!

When we interviewed him, Martin said he was most offended by persistent vulgar references to members of his family, with whom he is close. According to Martin, these were not harmless one-off “yo mama” jokes, but cutting comments delivered with the intention to demean. The evidence supports a finding that Incognito, Jerry and Pouncey repeatedly and persistently made graphic, sexually explicit comments about Martin’s sister, a medical student whom they had never met. Four fairly typical examples
of the types of insults made orally, according to Martin, are:
 We are going to run train on your sister. She loves me. I’m going to **** her without a condom and cum in her ****.
 Hey, Jmart’s sister is in town. Get the plastic sheets ready, she’s a squirter.
 I’m going to bang the shit out of her and spit on her and treat her like shit.
 Hear your sister has a wolf-puss. A fat, hairy pussy



In the 2013 season, Incognito began openly, at various times, to refer to Martin in the locker room and on the practice field as “my bitch” or the “O-line’s bitch.” Martin was insulted to be called another player’s bitch, and he believed that Incognito was invoking terminology commonly used in prisons to refer to an inmate who is under the control and protection of a dominant inmate. In one instance, Martin claimed Incognito came to his defense in a fight with a defensive lineman in a scrimmage, but then immediately following the altercation began to say to Martin in a demeaning tone, both on the field and in the locker room, in the presence of other teammates, “you’re my
bitch.”

The “you’re my bitch” comments added to name-calling that had begun in 2012, Martin’s rookie season, when Incognito, Jerry and Pouncey began regularly calling Martin a “****,” a “bitch,” a “pussy” and a “pillowbitergot.” Martin was not surprised to hear these words used by football players, but believed they were frequently hurled at him with demeaning intent. The evidence shows that these words—at least at times—were
spoken to Martin in a cutting tone or with the intent to humiliate him. According to Martin, these types of taunts were a routine part of his life with the Dolphins. For the most part, Incognito does not dispute saying or writing any of the statements that Martin claimed offended him. Further, Incognito admitted that at times the very purpose of the verbal taunts was to “get under the skin” of another person. From Incognito’s perspective, however, the statements in question were an accepted part of the everyday camaraderie of the Dolphins tight-knit offensive line. Incognito told us that Martin (and other offensive linemen) all recognized, accepted and, indeed, actively
participated in “go-for-the-jugular” teasing, and that vulgarity and graphic sexual comments were not only a staple of their locker-room culture but also helped them bond. In contrast, Jerry downplayed his role in making vulgar comments about Martin’s family, and Pouncey denied making or hearing any such remarks. We do not find Jerry and Pouncey credible on these points, largely because both Martin and Incognito, plus other witnesses, agree that these words were in fact said to Martin.




Martin was not the only one subjected to hurtful treatment. Incognito, Jerry and Pouncey routinely mocked and demeaned other Dolphins players and personnel.

Player A

Player A was a Dolphins offensive lineman. Like Martin, he is quiet and unassuming. During his time with the team, Incognito, Jerry and Pouncey frequently taunted Player A with homophobic insults. He often was called a “pillowbiter” or a “pillowbitergot” in a demeaning tone. Incognito reportedly accused him of “sucking dick” and “pissing while sitting down” and asked him “where’s your boyfriend?” Incognito acknowledged that
Player A, although not actually believed to be gay, was spoken to in this manner repeatedly and persistently—he got it “every day from everybody, high frequency.”




We found that the Assistant Trainer, who was born in Japan, was the target of frequent and persistent harassment, including insults relating to his race and national origin. Incognito, Jerry and Pouncey admitted that they directed racially derogatory words toward him, including “Jap” and “Chinaman.” At times, according to Martin, they referred to the Assistant Trainer as a “dirty communist” or a “North Korean,” made demands such as “give me some water you ****ing chink,” spoke to him in a phony, mocking Asian accent, including asking for “rubby rubby sucky sucky,” and called his mother a “rub and tug masseuse.” Martin and others informed us that
Incognito and Jerry taunted the Assistant Trainer with jokes about having sex with his girlfriend. Incognito admitted that these types of comments were made to the Assistant Trainer. On December 7, 2012, the anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Incognito, Jerry and Pouncey donned traditional Japanese headbands that featured a rising sun emblem (which the Assistant Trainer had given them) and jokingly threatened to harm the Assistant Trainer physically in retaliation for the Pearl Harbor attack. According to Martin, the Assistant Trainer confided in him that he was upset about the Pearl Harbor comments, finding them derogatory toward his heritage.

[Donger]

Did Martin ever tell Incognito that what he was doing was demeaning and hoped it would stop?

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by Just Passin' By

Incognito will be used as an example and a scapegoat. That was plain to see in how Wells framed his words. Incognito was supposed to know that his words were hurtful even though Martin was firing back, because telepathy. Martin, though, was not supposed to know that firing back would lead the other person to think there was actual banter going on, because feelbad.

So Incognito will be the whipping boy, Martin will be the Martyr, the Dolphins and the league will have their hall pass, and Goodell will have his hammer for use against the players.

Kind of curious about the origin of this meme.

I've noticed Hardwick using it on @midnight.

'This is crazy, because internet!!'

'Awww so sad, because emotion.'

Do you remember where you came across it first?

[kstater]

Originally Posted by Donger

Did Martin ever tell Incognito that what he was doing was demeaning and hoped it would stop?

Did you ever tell the lad that took your lunch money to stop? Or did you keep giving it to him.

[Donger]

Originally Posted by kstater

Did you ever tell the lad that took your lunch money to stop? Or did you keep giving it to him.

That never happened to me.

I was taken by the last sentence of what Amno posted above:

According to Martin, the Assistant Trainer confided in him that he was upset about the Pearl Harbor comments, finding them derogatory toward his heritage.

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by Donger

Did Martin ever tell Incognito that what he was doing was demeaning and hoped it would stop?

Did you ever tell your dad to stop putting his penis in your ass before sleepy time? I didn't think so.




The very nature of Bullying deters the victim from ever telling anyone or saying 'stop'

[Donger]

Originally Posted by Mr. Laz

Did you ever tell your dad to stop putting his penis in your ass before sleepy time? I didn't think so.




The very nature of Bullying deters the victim from ever telling anyone or saying 'stop'

See above.

[Fat Elvis]

Originally Posted by JakeLV

Unlike most of us, Martin can't just pickup and change jobs. He can't say, I'm over Miami, I want to go play with KC.

If he didn't like what was happening and it became clear that if he did report the abuse, he would have been made even more of a pariah, then his actions are completely justified.

People want to say, "Oh, he's being a bitch," which I can't exactly argue, but nobody is offering up what he should have done instead.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/report-...0378--nfl.html

It is hard to say the Dolphins didn't know what was going on.

Miami Dolphins offensive line coach Jim Turner allegedly pressured offensive tackle Jonathan Martin to issue a statement defending offensive guard Richie Incognito after the reports came out that Incognito was bullying Martin.

Turner allegedly teased offensive lineman Nate Garner and gave an unnamed offensive lineman a blow-up sex doll while other players were given female blow-up dolls

Turner told investigator Ted Wells he didn't remember that happening, but others corroborated the story and the report concluded that Turner was lying.

Turner repeatedly texted Martin, according to the report.

"On November 2, after media stories appeared alleging that Martin had been bullied by Incognito, Coach Turner began sending Martin text messages that urged him to defend Incognito in a public statement. Martin responded to one, but then stopped communicating with Turner, who continued to pressure him to “DO THE RIGHT THING” for several days afterward, as shown below: November 2, 2013.":

Turner: Richie incognito is getting hammered on national TV. This is not right. You could put an end to all the rumors with a simple statement. DO THE RIGHT THING NOW.

Martin: Coach. I want to put out a statement. Believe me I do. This thing has become such a huge story somehow. But I've been advisednot to... And I'm not supposed to text anyone either cuz last time I responded to a teammate (Richie) I was intentionally manipulated and the conversation was immediately forwarded to a reporter.

Turner: He is protecting himself. He has been beat up for 4 days. Put an end to this. You are a grown man. Do the right thing

Turner: John I want the best for you and your health but make a statement and take the heat off Richie and the lockerroom. This isn’t right.

November 3, 2013

Turner: I know you are a man of character. Where is it?

November 6, 2013

Turner: It is never to late to do the right thing!

"Turner sent these text messages to Martin knowing that Martin had hospitalized himself in connection with a mental health condition, and in the face of public reports indicating that Martin’s emotional condition may have been a reaction to his teammates’ bullying and abusive behavior," Ted Wells wrote in his report.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by LoneWolf

Riley Cooper had one drunken incident outside of football that he stood up in front of his teammates and apologized for. Incognito, according to this report, had several incidents that were directed at a teammate that he has refused to even recognize as improper. Not quite the same thing.

I'm betting that before its all said and done RI will issue a public/team apology, he's already partially apologized for the way he spoke of women.

He'll be starting somewhere in 2014, I'd bet on it.

[OrtonsPiercedTaint]

Originally Posted by Amnorix

 I’m going to bang the shit out of her and spit on her and treat her like shit. -Not acceptable, at all




We found that the Assistant Trainer, who was born in Japan, was the target of frequent and persistent harassment, including insults relating to his race and national origin. Incognito, Jerry and Pouncey admitted that they directed racially derogatory words toward him, including “Jap” and “Chinaman.” At times, according to Martin, they referred to the Assistant Trainer as a “dirty communist” or a “North Korean,” made demands such as “give me some water you ****ing chink,” spoke to him in a phony, mocking Asian accent, including asking for “rubby rubby sucky sucky,” and called his mother a “rub and tug masseuse.” Martin and others informed us that
Incognito and Jerry taunted the Assistant Trainer with jokes about having sex with his girlfriend. Incognito admitted that these types of comments were made to the Assistant Trainer. On December 7, 2012, the anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Incognito, Jerry and Pouncey donned traditional Japanese headbands that featured a rising sun emblem (which the Assistant Trainer had given them) and jokingly threatened to harm the Assistant Trainer physically in retaliation for the Pearl Harbor attack. According to Martin, the Assistant Trainer confided in him that he was upset about the Pearl Harbor comments, finding them derogatory toward his heritage.

-If that don't get you fired. Maybe even blackballed, there is no hope

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by scott free

I'm betting that before its all said and done RI will issue a public/team apology, he's already partially apologized for the way he spoke of women.

He'll be starting somewhere in 2014, I'd bet on it.

If shooting/murder/dog fighting etc don't keep a player out of the league then i doubt this will.

but ...... Incognito needs to shut the **** up.

Teams might avoid him because he seems like such a complete idiot.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by Mr. Laz

If shooting/murder/dog fighting etc don't keep a player out of the league then i doubt this will.

but ...... Incognito needs to shut the **** up.

Teams might avoid him because he seems like such a complete idiot.

Exactly, its not like he's gonna do prison time... and yes, he definitely needs to shut his yap, cant believe his agent and lawyer didn't keep him from the latest twitter outburst.