Jonathan Martin and the Miami Dolphins

[3_Octave_Fart]

If he got his shirt together he might make a decent motivational speaker, which the league would love.

 

[Bob Cook]

Darlington, after the scoop about the mental health facility, re-linked a story he wrote about Incognito in 2012. The guy has had problems for a long long time. Very good story.

http://www.nfl.com/incognito

The rage was there long before any possible CTE.

"Richie started his career on defense, as a nose tackle," said his father, Richie Incognito Sr. "So he'd always be lined up across from the center. Not one single time -- literally, not one time -- did the kid going up against Richie last beyond halftime. Not one time. Those kids were physically and mentally beaten. They would either get hurt or tap out.

"I'd always tell Richie, 'You don't take no s--- from anyone. If you let anyone give you s--- now, you're going to take s--- your entire life.' "

To understand Incognito, you must first understand his father. He is a sweet man, a kind and loving dad who literally cries with pride when he talks about his two sons. In a recent text message, Richie Sr. wrote that he'd "lay in front of a bus for one of my sons." At this year's Pro Bowl in Hawaii, AFC coach John Fox unofficially dubbed him "the father of the week."

Incognito with his mother, Donna, and his father, "Big" Richie Sr.
He is also loyal and tough, a Vietnam veteran who put in a year as a combat infantry soldier, then spent the 1980s as a truck driver. When Richie Sr. felt like his son was getting overshadowed in youth league football because he wasn't one of the coaches' kids, the dad reminded Richie Jr. that he'd get his chance someday.

"I'd try to cheer him up," said Richie Sr., who is now a custom pool builder in Arizona. "I'd tell him, 'Payback is going to come, Richie. When it's time for you to have your payback, you open up the gates of heck and make them stare at the devil.'

"And when that day came, man, he made them stare at the devil."

 

[Steak Snabler]

Martin traded to the 49ers for a conditional draft pick, per Schefter:

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/443568608669892608

 

[PCLoadLetter]

Martin traded to the 49ers for a conditional draft pick, per Schefter:

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/443568608669892608

Seems like a very smart move for all sides.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

I'm sure Martin is ecstatic. As a 49ers fan, I was not happy to see that this morning, but if Harbaugh can get any kind of production out of him, it's a steal and it is a conditional pick.

 

[qtlaw]

I'm sure Martin is ecstatic. As a 49ers fan, I was not happy to see that this morning, but if Harbaugh can get any kind of production out of him, it's a steal and it is a conditional pick.

I heard its only a 7th rounder in 2015; what's not to like? I'm sure the Niners are professionals who have no interest in following up on Incognito's nonsense. Martin was a possible 1st rounder when he came out and he can play a bit, on a rookie contract.

 

[JC]

What makes you think the Niners are much different? Is it the way they look out for the best intersts of their players like Aldon Smith and Ahmad Brooks?

 

[LongTimeListener]

What makes you think the Niners are much different? Is it the way they look out for the best intersts of their players like Aldon Smith and Ahmad Brooks?

A good point. OTOH, there is talk out here (and it could definitely all be self-serving) that Harbaugh has mandated a professional locker room since the beginning of his tenure. According to one former player, the 49ers have banned the N-word for years "because not all the players could say it to one another."

http://blog.sfgate.com/49ers/2014/03/11/jim-harbaugh-might-have-been-the-only-coach-jonathan-martin-could-play-for/

 

[Mizzougrad96]

There's a pretty big difference between having a player who can't stay out of trouble off the field and having someone like Incognito creating chaos in the locker room...

I think the only questions about Martin were if it was going to be the Colts or the Niners and if the Dolphins were going to have to release him. I'm sure they were thrilled they didn't have to cut him.

 

[YankeeFan]

Assholes hazing rookies is still a thing.

Looks like 10 entrees, so I'm guessing this was just the offensive line.

 

[Gator]

I'm sure they're scarred for life.

 

[dixiehack]

There were better threads to append this to.

Most expensive dinner?