Bullying in the NFL Miami is the center of an NFL media storm, and it’s not because the storied franchise is in the hunt to make their first playoff appearance since 2008. One of the team’s offensive linemen, Richie Incognito, allegedly bullied a teammate by leaving offensive and racist voicemails on his teammate’s phone and repeating similar behavior over their time together in the last two years. That teammate, second year offensive lineman Jonathan Martin, has since separated himself from the team, while Incognito has been suspended by the Dolphins until further notice. Martins legal counsel, David Cornwell, says in a statement that his client “endured harassment that went far beyond the traditional locker room hazing. Cornwell went on to say: “Jonathan attempted to befriend the same teammates who subjected him to the abuse with the hope that doing so would end the harassment. This is a textbook reaction of victims of bullying. Despite these efforts, the taunting continued. Beyond the well-publicized voice mail with its racial epithet, Jonathan endured a malicious physical attack on him by a teammate, and daily vulgar comments. These facts are not in dispute.” Incognito recently broke his silence, telling FOX Sports that he was a supportive teammate of Martin and denied bullying him. The veteran lineman claims his remarks “came from a place of love” towards his younger colleague. While the details continue to unfold, it seems they may only be making the case less and less clear to what actually happened.
Posted on: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 02:27:56 +0000
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