Rookie hazing & bullying: Miami guard Incognito indefinitely suspended

[smastroyin]

Incognito's audience isn't fans.  It's other players and personnel people around the league.  I think they will find the tweets far less offensive than the denizens of SoSH.

 

[Rovin Romine]

Incognito's audience isn't fans.  It's other players and personnel people around the league.  I think they will find the tweets far less offensive than the denizens of SoSH.

 
And opposing counsel.  Don't forget the lawyers. 

 

[cromulence]

Incognito's audience isn't fans.  It's other players and personnel people around the league.  I think they will find the tweets far less offensive than the denizens of SoSH.

 
I think they would've had even less of a problem with him if he'd kept his mouth shut and waited for the report to come out. The guy is a known headcase and now has made it clear he's incapable of following directions even when he's specifically paying for said directions. Doesn't sound all that coachable to me.

 

[smastroyin]

My point is merely that things that make us shake our heads from behind our computer monitors don't necessarily get the same reaction in the real world for these players.  I think it was a dumb thing to do.  He thinks (I assume) that he is putting out there that he wasn't responsible for Martin's breakdown and that he was acting within the normal behavior of an NFL team.  I don't know how much of that is true, but I'm pretty sure you don't either.  Guys actually *IN* NFL lockerrooms do know, though, and I suspect those are the people he is trying to sway.  
 
Or it's just a stupid drunken rant.  I'm not in Incognito's head (nor do I want to be).

 

[veritas]

does anyone else sometimes wonder if the part of guy's like Incognito's brain that makes him a meathead/dumbass is the same part of his brain that turns him from a large, resonably atheltic guy into a professional athlete? 
 
I mean clearly there are are guys in the NFL that have just superior athleticism and god given talent, size, speed, etc...  But I often wonder if there is a second group that does not have terribly large gap in their size and athletic ability vs their peers in college that never made it in the NFL.  I imagine if the difference in this second group can't be measured physcially then it must be some mental difference.
 
It's an intersting question to think about.  Is Richie Incognito a psycho because he is an overpaid pro athlete or is he an overpaid pro athlete because he is a pyscho?

 
No you're absolutely right. I've said this before (in trying to argue against the "ex football players have lots of personal problems must be from concussions" argument). But being a psychopath is a huge advantage on the field. These guys need to mentally get in a dark place every week to be at their best and 99% of normal people just can't relate. Professional football is a brutal game, it takes a lot more than skill to succeed.

 

[Marciano490]

 
No you're absolutely right. I've said this before (in trying to argue against the "ex football players have lots of personal problems must be from concussions" argument). But being a psychopath is a huge advantage on the field. These guys need to mentally get in a dark place every week to be at their best and 99% of normal people just can't relate. Professional football is a brutal game, it takes a lot more than skill to succeed.

 
I don't know that this is more true than stereotype.  Different athletes succeed for different reasons across different sports.  In sports like football, boxing and hockey some guys are great because of their mean streak, whereas others are amazing while remaining silent assassins.  Obviously, football allows for more of the former than golf or even baseball, but saying that "being a psycopath is a huge advantage on the field" doesn't really ring true.  For every Mankins and Incognito (and Mankins is much more mean than crazy), there's a Reggie White or Bruce Smith, and that's obviously ignoring all the cerebral QBs and LBs who obviously have a different temperament than linemen.

 

[Super Nomario]

 
I don't know that this is more true than stereotype.  Different athletes succeed for different reasons across different sports.  In sports like football, boxing and hockey some guys are great because of their mean streak, whereas others are amazing while remaining silent assassins.  Obviously, football allows for more of the former than golf or even baseball, but saying that "being a psycopath is a huge advantage on the field" doesn't really ring true.  For every Mankins and Incognito (and Mankins is much more mean than crazy), there's a Reggie White or Bruce Smith, and that's obviously ignoring all the cerebral QBs and LBs who obviously have a different temperament than linemen.

And some people with "mean streaks" on the field are better at compartmentalizing. I remember listening to Tom Jackson - not a beloved figure here, but someone thoughtful and intelligent enough to have a 25-year career on air - talking about how he imagined his oppnents doing terrible things to his family to get himself psyched up, how he never helped an opponent up after a play, etc. That blew me away because it's so different than his post-playing career persona. But Incognito doesn't appear to have that off switch - he's a crazy meathead all the time.

 

[mascho]

Ted Wells's report is out.
 
Available here:  http://nfldolphinsreport.com/
 
EDIT:  Still reading it, but early take aways:  Front office/Philbin didn't know.  Incognito and others did harass/bully Martin.  Their harassment led to Martin's mental anguish.  Any friendship did not "excuse" the abuse."  And the mistreatment of Martin is a classic case of workplace bullying.
 
The report is really vulgar in spots.  The comments about what Incognito was planning to do to Martin's sister were pretty rough, and they'd piss me off for sure.  

 

[soxfan121]

Almost sounds like he knows the results of the investigation and feels like he doesn't have to hold back anymore.

 
Upon further review, I think Incognito knew the results of the investigation and had nothing left to lose with his comments. Well, until his lawyer saw them. But the Wells report does find Incognito's behavior "unacceptable in any environment, including the world professional football players inhabit."
 
smastroyin was right that the twitter outburst was aimed at NFL peers and personnel departments. However, based on the Wells report and the twitter outburst, I can't imagine any team bringing him in because of both the potential "distraction" factor and the Wells reports findings of harassment of multiple people, including Martin (most tenuously, according to Wells), another unnamed player and a team employee.
 
EDIT: mascho is also posting some excerpts but I recommend reading it for yourself. I am obviously biased, but I find this compelling evidence of a lot issues in this thread, football in general and society in general:
 

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 “(SPAM filter)” or a “faggot” 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.” 
 
In addition, Incognito and others acknowledged that Player A was 
routinely touched by Incognito, Jerry and Pouncey in a mockingly suggestive manner, 
including on his rear end, while being taunted about his supposed homosexuality. 
Incognito specifically admitted that he would grab Player A and ask for a hug as part of 
this “joke.”
~~~~
Dolphins’ Offensive Line Coach Jim Turner was aware of the running 
“joke” that Player A was gay, and on at least one occasion, he participated in the 
taunting. Around Christmas 2012, Coach Turner gave the offensive linemen gift bags 
that included a variety of stocking stuffers. The gifts included inflatable female dolls for 
all of the offensive linemen except Player A, who received a male “blow-up” doll. 
 
Martin and another player reported that they were surprised Coach Turner did this; 
Martin further said that he was offended that Turner had endorsed the humiliating 
treatment of Player A by participating in it. Incognito and others agreed that this incident 
with Coach Turner occurred. When interviewed, Turner was asked if he gave Player A a 
male blow-up doll. He replied, “I can’t remember.” We do not believe that Turner 
forgot this incident, which many others recalled. 
 
 

 

 

[mascho]

Here's a press release that summarizes the report, basically the tl;dr version.
 
http://63bba9dfdf9675bf3f10-68be460ce43dd2a60dd64ca5eca4ae1d.r37.cf1.rackcdn.com/PressRelease_February2014.pdf
 
EDIT:  An excerpt from the report regarding the abuse directed towards an Assistant Trainer.
 

Spoiler

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 fucking 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. 

 

[Ed Hillel]

I've only read the first 5 pages, and it's clear that the Dolphins are fucked. Sheriff Roger is about to come a knockin', that's for sure.

 

[Reverend]

That an assistant trainer was also a target of this behavior erodes the Locker Room/Comraderie line of defense and makes it sound more like they were just preying on those they perceived as vulnerable/weak.

 

[RedOctober3829]

Incognito and Pouncey are screwed. 

 

[Ralphwiggum]

Yeah, so, Incognito's victory lap on Twitter may have been a bit premature?

 

[mascho]

I've only read the first 5 pages, and it's clear that the Dolphins are fucked. Sheriff Roger is about to come a knockin', that's for sure.

 
A commenter on Deadspin posted that Roger will fine Belichick out of habit.  Thought that was funny.  

 

[Mooch]

Incognito and Pouncey are screwed. 

 
Jerry too.   What a disgusting bunch of scumbags.

 

[mascho]

Ouch.  Just got the to "Fine Book" stuff.  Incognito is fucked.  

 

[Ed Hillel]

Yeah, so, Incognito's victory lap on Twitter may have been a bit premature?

 
It's ok, he had Pouncey delete them so you can forget that ever happened. Seriously, that aspect of destroying evidence, or at least attempting to, is probably going to piss Goddell off as much as anything.
 
Also , "Hear your sister has a wolf-puss. A fat, hairy pussy."

 

[mascho]

 
It's ok, he had Pouncey delete them so you can forget that ever happened. Seriously, that aspect of destroying evidence, or at least attempting to, is probably going to piss Goddell off as much as anything.
 
Also , "Hear your sister has a wolf-puss. A fat, hairy pussy."

 
Yeah, Incognito also wanted Pouncey to destroy their "fine book."  As stated in the report:  
 

We believe Incognito’s concerns were well founded—not because the fine book would be “misunderstood,” but because, viewed in context, it would prove that Incognito was fully aware that the verbal taunting 
had caused Martin to break emotionally. Incognito’s attempt to destroy the fine book is a  classic example of evidence demonstrating “consciousness of wrongdoing.”

EDIT:
 
 

 

[Shelterdog]

 
No, everything makes a ton of sense.  RI was a total asshole to Martin , Martin didn't handle it like a tough guy is supposed to, Martin aired the dirty laundry and the teammates are rallying around RI because (a) fuck Martin, he quit the team, and (b) we're all macho NFL men who don't spill dirt on each other.    Case closed.  
 
 

 
I'll take my $10 please.

 

[SeoulSoxFan]

 
Here's a press release that summarizes the report, basically the tl;dr version.
 
http://63bba9dfdf9675bf3f10-68be460ce43dd2a60dd64ca5eca4ae1d.r37.cf1.rackcdn.com/PressRelease_February2014.pdf
 
EDIT:  An excerpt from the report regarding the abuse directed towards an Assistant Trainer.
 

Spoiler

“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 fucking chink,” spoke to him in a phony, mocking Asian accent, including asking for “rubby rubby sucky sucky,”

 
At least Incognito is an equal opportunity racist. He's got a slur for almost every Asian country in there, like at a Chinatown deli buffet. 
 
Edit: which may be his stop in employment somewhere down the line. 

 

[Average Reds]

I'm still waiting for someone to make the "pro-Incognito" case....

 

[Ed Hillel]

For example, he claimed that on the practice field, Incognito, Jerry and Pouncey would call his sister a “squirter” and then squirt water onto the field from their water bottles, and that while engaged in certain
warm up stretching exercises, they would simulate having sex with his sister. The evidence confirmed these allegations.
 

 
Incognito also insulted Martin in person and in text messages with other racially charged language, including referring to Martin as a “liberal mulatto bitch,” “stinky Pakistani,” “shine box” and “darkness.”

 

I'm still waiting for someone to make the "pro-Incognito" case....

 
Bro, it's just football culture. Relax.

 

[Rovin Romine]

I'm still waiting for someone to make the "pro-Incognito" case....

 
I think the only potential case he had was the "following orders" defense.  But the report says no, he wasn't.  

 

[dcmissle]

I'm still waiting for someone to make the "pro-Incognito" case....

 
Hasn't everyone from the outset recognized he's a first rate a-hole?  And almost everyone should line up behind Shelter for the $10.
 
If the FO and Philbin didn't know, I don't suspect much puntive action will be directed against the team.  Richi, Pouncey et al are, of course, an entirely different matter.
 
With Michael Sam coming out and coming in, this is manna from heaven for Goodell.  He has a legitimate basis for impose workplace harrassment rules going forward, and I think that will be the thrust of whatever actions he takes.  The new regime will probably contemplate loss of draft picks -- the very thing that gets teams' attention.  So we'll have pro-Sam protective measures that will not be laid at Sam's feet because of the nonsense in Miami.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Man, it's really hard reading these emails to and from Martin with his parents. You can tell there's a part of him that wanted to punch those guys in their faces, but deep down he just wasn't a violent and confrontational guy, and it caused him a lot of mental anguish. You'd have to think Martin is a bit of an outlier in the alpha-male football locker room, but I hope and think this will be a big eye-opener and facilitate some change. This is painful and unacceptable, and a huge organizational failure as a whole. The report says a lot of this shit happened in front of teammates, and nobody did a thing to stop it. I have to believe that someone knew Martin wasn't taking it well, and it seems they knew he had issues, and continued to press. It's despicable. It may be an NFL locker room, but it's not Kindergarten.
 

If the FO and Philbin didn't know, I don't suspect much puntive action will be directed against the team.

 
I haven't gotten through the whole thing, but I'm already having a difficult time figuring out exactly how they couldn't have known. And if they didn't, it's certainly a failure on their part to have any sort of pulse on their organization. I'd have to think it's the former.

 

[Reverend]

Ouch.  Just got the to "Fine Book" stuff.  Incognito is fucked.  

 
it also sounds like Incognito was so far outside his element once a real life investigation occurred where he's not in charge anymore. I loved this:
 

At first Incognito claimed that he did not know why he had been fined for “breaking Jmart,” but upon being told that the notations appeared to be in his handwriting, Incognito did not dispute that “breaking Jmart” meant causing Martin to have an emotional reaction in response to taunting.
 

 
"How would I know?"
"You wrote it."
"Oh."
 
The twitter rant the other day gets weirder and weirder in the context of the fact that they had evidence that falls about a hair short of a full confession.

 

[Shelterdog]

Man, it's really hard reading these emails to and from Martin with his parents. You can tell there's a part of him that wanted to punch those guys in their faces, but deep down he just wasn't a violent and confrontational guy, and it caused him a lot of mental anguish. You'd have to think Martin is a bit of an outlier in the alpha-male football locker room, but I hope and think this will be a big eye-opener and facilitate some change. This is painful and unacceptable, and a huge organizational failure as a whole. The report says a lot of this shit happened in front of teammates, and nobody did a thing to stop it. I have to believe that someone knew Martin wasn't taking it well, and it seems they knew he had issues, and continued to press. It's despicable. It may be an NFL locker room, but it's not Kindergarten.

 
It's hard reading those emails between Martin and his parents but he's incredibly lucky to have parents who are so supportive and with whom he can be so open. I for one never had relationships with my parents like that and I bet I'm not alone.

 

[Rovin Romine]

 
it also sounds like Incognito was so far outside his element once a real life investigation occurred where he's not in charge anymore. I loved this:
 
 
"How would I know?"
"You wrote it."
"Oh."
 
The twitter rant the other day gets weirder and weirder in the context of the fact that they had evidence that falls about a hair short of a full confession.

 
The deposition/interview transcripts must be hilarious.  

 

[Mooch]

Any chance of Incognito being charged with a hate crime for this stuff?   Particularly the harassment of a potentially gay teammate and the asian trainer?

 

[soxfan121]

Jim Turner will probably be fired later today and he's done in the NFL for a while. Goodell has an example for what dcmissile refers to a few posts up.
 
Ditto O'Neill, the head trainer, who "expressed hostility" to the investigation before he could be asked questions.
 
Steve Ross deserves to fire someone over this stuff.

 

[Reverend]

Ouch.  Just got the to "Fine Book" stuff.  Incognito is The Dolphins are fucked.  

11. Turner’s Pressuring of Martin to Defend Incognito
 
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 advised not 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.
 

 

[Stitch01]

Career killing document for Turner IMO.
 
Did laugh at $100 for getting subpeona by FBI for Pouncey.  That dude is bad news.

 

[dcmissle]

Man, it's really hard reading these emails to and from Martin with his parents. You can tell there's a part of him that wanted to punch those guys in their faces, but deep down he just wasn't a violent and confrontational guy, and it caused him a lot of mental anguish. You'd have to think Martin is a bit of an outlier in the alpha-male football locker room, but I hope and think this will be a big eye-opener and facilitate some change. This is painful and unacceptable, and a huge organizational failure as a whole. The report says a lot of this shit happened in front of teammates, and nobody did a thing to stop it. I have to believe that someone knew Martin wasn't taking it well, and it seems they knew he had issues, and continued to press. It's despicable. It may be an NFL locker room, but it's not Kindergarten.
 
 
 
 
I haven't gotten through the whole thing, but I'm already having a difficult time figuring out exactly how they couldn't have known. And if they didn't, it's certainly a failure on their part to have any sort of pulse on their organization. I'd have to think it's the former.

 
 
Fair enough, but I hope people are beyond the point of cherry picking the portions of the report that support their views, and rejecting those portions that don't.  Ted Wells is a good lawyer.  If he says there is no evidence that the FO/Philbin knew, I'm inclined to credit that.
 
And so I'm inclined to back off my own previous suspicions that Martin came late to the harrassment view because he was on the cusp of, or had, lost his job and was cobbling together some sort of claim with his mother's help.  The contemporaneous complaints of harrassment to his parents require no less.

 

[wilked]

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[Jettisoned]

Incognito comes off as a for real psychopath in this report.  They're asking him about all this stuff, and he's confirming all of it and he clearly just doesn't get what a horrible asshole he was being.

 

[mascho]

Jesus.  Maybe this also belongs in the Future of Football thread, but...Jesus.
 

 

[singaporesoxfan]

This was far, far worse than I expected and I already was predisposed to thinking that Incognito was a bully.

The only way Incognito gets to play again in the NFL is to assume a fake name. I suggest "Guy Incognito".

And agree that Martin seems to have a really good relationship with his parents.

 

[SemperFidelisSox]

Wow, not even Pearl Harbor was off limits for Incognito and Pouncey.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Why was Yeatman fined for catching a touchdown pass? Sorry, but someone had to ask the tough questions.
 
This part is pretty fucked up:
 

Player B: Especially if u plan living in Arizona in the future, that’s exactly what you want
Incognito: Yea. For picking off zombies 32

Player B: Lol isn’t that why we own any weapons!?
Incognito: That and black people
Player B: Mmm def all black ppl Four days later, Incognito and
Player B: discussed rifle scopes in text messages.
Player B: Yes. That’s a solid optic made specifically for a .308 battle rifle
Incognito: Perfect for shooting black people
Player B: Lol exactly
Player B: Or Jeff Ireland

 

[Jnai]

Incognito comes off as a for real psychopath in this report.  They're asking him about all this stuff, and he's confirming all of it and he clearly just doesn't get what a horrible asshole he was being.

 
I think that after all of this, after the investigation, after everything, the most amazing thing was going on twitter and saying the guy was suicidal.
 
It's like as if Incognito totally didn't understand what bullying and public humiliation was and decided to prove it to the world.

 

[Tony C]

the suicide thing by Incognito really was the worst. and that's saying a lot.
 

Jesus.  Maybe this also belongs in the Future of Football thread, but...Jesus.
 

 
that's just painfully sad.

 

[Average Reds]

Yeah, so, Incognito's victory lap on Twitter may have been a bit premature?

 
As were several posters here who assumed in recent days that Incognito would be vindicated.
 
Why people don't wait for actual facts to come out before they jump to conclusions is mystifying to me.

 

[nocode51]

 
As were several posters here who assumed in recent days that Incognito would be vindicated.
 
Why people don't wait for actual facts to come out before they jump to conclusions is mystifying to me.

Well in their defense wouldn't it be hard to be jumping to a conclusion if the facts were already out there? 

 

[soxfan121]

 
As were several posters here who assumed in recent days that Incognito would be vindicated.
 
Why people don't wait for actual facts to come out before they jump to conclusions is mystifying to me.

 
I'm re-reading the thread now and I have to note how horribly, stupidly wrong I was about Joe Philbin. I was unfair, jumped to inappropriate conclusions, ripped him for being bad or clueless at his job...basically, I treated Joe Philbin like Red Sox fans treated Roger Clemens.
 
In retrospect, I probably should have heeded the post by kenneycb that said being an NFL head coach is a fucking busy job. Philbin comes out of the Wells report largely clean and I was wrong.

 

[Jettisoned]

So this is rather suspicious:
 

Following his first meeting with the team-affiliated psychiatrist, Martin 
began taking Lexapro and meeting with the doctor once a week. Although the first 
meeting occurred in the doctor’s office, we were told by Martin that subsequent visits 
occurred at the psychiatrist’s home, sometimes with the doctor’s wife present. Martin 
reported that he typically brought his dog to play in the doctor’s yard, and sometimes   
they grilled steaks. These meetings were informal, and Martin did not regard them as 
therapeutic. According to Martin, he viewed the doctor as a friend, but felt that the 
doctor could not relate well to him because the doctor was 84 years old. Martin said he 
did not tell the doctor that he felt harassed by other players because he was afraid that the 
doctor might relay that to the team, in which case he would be marked as a “snitch.”  

 
 
I do not know how doctor-patient confidentiality works in this case.  Is it possible that this psychiatrist was skirting around the law using informal meetings so that he could relay information to Dolphins management?

 

[uncannymanny]

Surprised this hasn't come up yet...an hour after the "hey buddy" texts between Incognito and Martin there's this exchange between Incognito and Pouncey:

"In addition, also on November 1, hours after Incognito wrote, “I’m here for you my dude” to Martin, Incognito exchanged the following text messages with Pouncey:

Incognito: Fuck Jmart That faggot is never [allowed] back
Pouncey: Bro I said the same thing I can’t even look at him the same he’s a pussy
Incognito: My agent just asked if we held mandatory strip club meetings Jmart is fucking ratting on everyone
Pouncey: Lol wow are you serious he is a fuck boy
Pouncey: He’s not welcome back bro I can’t be around that fucking guy
Incognito: Fuck that guy if Ur not with s Ur against us
Pouncey: No question bro he’s a coward for snitching
Incognito: Snitches get stitches Blood in blood out Fucking guy
Pouncey: He’s dead to me

 

[Average Reds]

 
I'm re-reading the thread now and I have to note how horribly, stupidly wrong I was about Joe Philbin. I was unfair, jumped to inappropriate conclusions, ripped him for being bad or clueless at his job...basically, I treated Joe Philbin like Red Sox fans treated Roger Clemens.
 
In retrospect, I probably should have heeded the post by kenneycb that said being an NFL head coach is a fucking busy job. Philbin comes out of the Wells report largely clean and I was wrong.

 
I can't read the full report, but I have read the conclusion that Philbin did not know.  I am guilty of this as well. 

 

[Shelterdog]

Surprised this hasn't come up yet...an hour after the "hey buddy" texts between Incognito and Martin there's this exchange between Incognito and Pouncey:
 

 
There's also the fact that Incognito was leaking stuff to reporters which I assume isn't going to fly with new teams.

 

[Average Reds]

So this is rather suspicious:
 
 
 
I do not know how doctor-patient confidentiality works in this case.  Is it possible that this psychiatrist was skirting around the law using informal meetings so that he could relay information to Dolphins management?

 
From what you quote, it is unclear what the confidentiality obligations of the doctor were.  It's entirely possible that Martin's fears were well founded.