I think it's bullying. I have been following it. A lot of the remarks Incognito made include calling Martin "weird."
Martin went to Stanford, and his parents are professionals who went to Harvard. One is a professor, and the other a lawyer.
My guess is he is on the sensitive or geeky side. Not a fucking animal like Incognito. The advice people gave him was to to give as good as he got. Respond in kind. Now people are taking his efforts and turning them back on him.
My guess is that while he is a football player, he is not a fighter. Doesn't like it, doesn't want to.
Incognito is a psycho. The fact that the team, the press and the fans seem to be siding with him is a sign of how sexist and homophobic the culture of football is.
A sensitive dude better also be willing to kick your ass. If he's not, then he's going to be chewed up and spit out.
I think Martin was not used to this shit and it affected him deeply. I am glad he made it public. I hope he's got massive amounts of support.
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