by Andrew Abramson

... But he said what happened to him went beyond normal hazing. And he said he had to leave once he realized the hazing was going on beyond his rookie season.

“It extended past my rookie season and I realize things weren’t getting better,” Martin said. “I had to get away for my own health.”

Martin said he spoke to members of the Dolphins organization, including coaches, but that he didn’t get into specifics because he didn’t want to “snitch” on his teammates. ...

Martin was asked specifically about Incognito but didn’t take any direct shots at him, instead trying to make it seem like it was a larger issue where he was being targeted by various teammates for reasons unknown to him. ...

“There’s no question I”m ready to come back in this environment,” Martin said. “I’d be ready to play Sunday if my team was in the Super Bowl.”

After the interview, Dungy defended Martin. ...

http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/thedaily ... to-snitch/

I have a feeling that Dungy will side on the side of race in this. I've always felt that of Dungy, and I try not to look at the NFL in that respect.

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“I spoke to three GMs and they all said he’s good player, he’ll get an opportunity,” Dungy said. “But they’re all afraid of the scrutiny he’ll get. He has to get to the right locker room. Not a place like Miami.”

When the controversy was at its peak, Dungy was named by Ross as part of a committee that would look into locker room issues. ...

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Dave Hyde @davehydesports

Committee? There's no actual committee RT"@osoesponda Dungy had no credibility since he's on Miami committee,plus this looked like PR stunt

"I tried building friendships," Martin said in the sit-down interview with former NFL coach Tony Dungy, who is now an analyst for NBC. "I asked myself what I was doing wrong to be treated like this?

"I tried to do whatever I could to be a member of our offensive line," said Martin, a 2012 second-round pick who started 23 games at offensive tackle for the Dolphins.

When Dungy asked if Martin ever spoke to anyone about his claims fellow teammate Richie Incognito, and others, were bullying him, creating a hostile environment, he said he confided to his offensive line coaches, who are Jim Turner and then Chris Mosley, who resigned a month before Martin left the team.

"Members of the organization knew I was struggling. I had some conversations with my coaches immediately above me," Martin told NBC. "I didn't get into specifics. You're not supposed to quote, unquote snitch on your teammates. I didn't see it was my place to go above the heads of leaders on the offensive line and talk to my coaches about my teammates."

By James Walker | ESPN.com

... But I thought Martin’s interview was underwhelming.

Here are some questions Martin left unanswered:

Who were the other teammates? ...

What was the response after informing the Dolphins? ...

Where is Martin mentally? ...

Detail the “malicious” attack: ...

Everyone will come out fine in this except the Miami Dolphins. The guys involved will all move on and continue thier careers. But we were the organization where all this happened and could not keep the dirt under our own roof.

Can the report come out already so we can fire who we need to fire.

I blame Martin for that. I do not condone what Incognito said or did.Its clear to me that Incognito is a jerk. However I think Martin was very dishonest with Incognito and the Dolphins management because he lacked the skills to speak up. I have no doubt Incognito was caught completely off guard by this because he thought they were great friends. I also think other NFL teams will be very cautious about signing Martin because of the potential circus that will follow. And I think the new teammates will have a very hard time trusting him.