I think Mr. Martin might be super-genius material.

Regardless of what all the idiots in the locker room, or the talking idiots on radio, or the pontificating idiots on TV say, an NFL team is a corporation in the United States of America.

And that means that it is governed by *all* of the work-place laws that cover most of us.

Things like

whatever else you can think of... these all apply to the teams

And it applies to *ALL* of the team's employees, too.

So it will apply in the LOCKER ROOM, regardless of what a bunch of testosterone fueled guys think.

If Mr. Martin is as smart as I think he is, every single comment about he should have "manned up", "punched him in the nose", or whatever, reinforces the fact that everyone else is COMPLICIT in tolerating and supporting the hostile workplace environment.

It's telling, too, that he left the team after he spoke to the General Manager, who told him to basically punch Incognito in the nose, to deal with it.

You can argue he never went to the coach. 

So what?  He went to the team's General Manager... the #1 manager in the entire organization.

Who, instead of treating it seriously and doing the things I'm trained on constantly, simply told him to "man up".

Wow.

There is a fortune in money waiting for Mr. Martin.

Sure, there will be people who don't understand.  They'll call him a "wussy" or worse.

Big deal.  Mr. Martin will care about what they say about him not one whit while he sits on his private island near Bimini.

Because, I'm telling you, this macho culture that we've heard about over the last week or so, with hazing rituals, forced purchases of meals/vacations/whatever... 

I can tell you if you tried to pull *ANY* of that crap, at any other $500MM business in America, and a co-worker reported it, your ass would be looking for a job tomorrow.

GO BOBCATS!
-john

 

http://www.news-herald.com/sports/20131105/dolphins-exemplify-nfls-hostile-workplace-environment

-john