Voice messages from Miami Dolphin Richie Incognito to teammate Jonathan Martin:

[Are_grits_groceries]

@adamschefter

This is the tip of the iceberg.
Incognito's father is reportedly using an alias on Twitter to spread vicious rumors about Martin.

[Blue_Tires]

1. The Incognito father and son ain't right in the head...

In all seriousness, someone must ask why the Dolphins organization didn't handle this internally, because this isn't the first instance of teammates having some kind of conflict or grudge, etc...

[pipi_k]

16. Not to defend

the front office or coaches, but it could be entirely possible they didn't know any of this was going on.

I just read a weekly chat piece by Tedy Bruschi (former NE player) who said that often times rookies would be "hazed" by being "forced" to buy dinner for the rest of the team. The bill would often run in the thousands of dollars.

It went on like that for a while until BB found out about it and said it needed to stop.

And that's not even covert bullying.

So, yeah...I can imagine lots of stuff slipping under the radar of the front office. Now that it's out in the open, though, it needs to be fixed, even if it means firing good playmakers.

[Blue_Tires]

17. If the coach honestly doesn't know what's going on

in HIS locker room (especially something that involves multiple teammates)...I can't even entertain that; it's too insulting to anyone with basic intelligence...

If all this stuff happened on free time, off-days, etc. far away from team facilities, then *maybe* there is a tiny shred of deniability...

[nadinbrzezinski]

19. As usual when involving Bullying behavior everybody is playing that great

defensive game called CYA

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000275489/article/jonathan-martin-talked-to-joe-philbin-about-issues-in-spring

[frylock]

25. Martin talked to front office about this last April

[HooptieWagon]

27. Several times.

This past spring the most recent. Apparently Dolphins coaching staff knew, and did nothing.

[ScreamingMeemie]

2. Jesus...as a football fan, I'm disgusted.

As a mother, my heart bleeds for this young man (Martin), and I would love to ground Icognito's mouthy little butt for life.

As a Packer fan who adored Joe Philbin once upon a time...Where the hell were you, Coach? You can't preach respect and hold players accountable, and claim you didn't know about this.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9912677/miami-dolphins-coach-joe-philbin-talks-respect-amid-jonathan-martin-bullying-reports

[n2doc]

5. Can you imagine Shula allowing this kind of crap?

I can't.

[ScreamingMeemie]

8. Not at all.

Philbin is completely responsible for not following up on Martins complaints.

[geek tragedy]

10. Jimmy Johnson wouldn't have either. None of the old school

coaches would have put with this.

[TeamPooka]

13. Bill Parcells would have kicked him out of his locker room himself.

[AngryAmish]

18. As a human I'm disgusted

That said, I threaten people with oral defecation nearly daily. It works wonders for my marriage...

[OKNancy]

3. read this one after some surfing about this story

http://deadspin.com/is-richie-incognitos-dad-blasting-jonathan-martin-on-m-1457997230/@Tom_Ley

[TeamPooka]

14. wow Dad's a dirtbag. what a family. nt

[LondonReign2]

20. Looks like the rotten apple didn't fall far from the hate tree

Early this morning, a poster with the username "idrd1994" left an impassioned defense of Incognito on the FinHeaven message board. In it, he attacked both Martin and Mike Pouncey as "black brothers that do drugs on a regular basis," and asked readers to "pray [GM Jeff] Ireland and [coach Joe] Philbin die of AIDS."

A Google search for "idrd1994" turns up a number of posts on RC car message boards, from a user claiming to live in Arizona—where the Incognitos moved when Richie Jr. was 11. "idrd1994" is also a profile on MyLife.com, registered under one Richie Incognito, age 63, from Glendale, Ariz.
Update: Adam Beasley of the Miami Herald spoke to the FinHeaven board administrator. idrd1994 registered with a date of birth of 12/14/1949, which matches Richie Incognito Sr.'s birthday.

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. I wish I could be even half way surprised by the cyberstalking

on the part of dad. A lot of this behavior is enabled by parents from early on, and comes from places where bullying has been part of a cycle.

I am willing to bet a dime on the dollar, from what we know today of the behavior, dad was a bully as well, and still is in fact.

Damn, I think now I can have this in a very current story.

[riderinthestorm]

6. This is workplace harassment and cyberstalking. Arent they illegal?

Disgusting.

The coach needs some lessons on how to build a team that works together with respect and discipline.

It starts at the top.

[HooptieWagon]

28. Coach Philbin knew.

Martin reported incidents as recently as this past spring. Philbin knew, and did nothing. Looks like he and Dolphins will be named in huge lawsuit.

[riderinthestorm]

30. Agreed. Disgusting management and bahavior. nt

[HughBeaumont]

7. Lawrence Phillips.

Extreme snapcases aren't living free for long when their problems go unchecked.

[nadinbrzezinski]

9. And this fits the pattern of adult bullies to a T

considering Richie Jr. was bullied as a child. A 2003 ESPN profile of the then-Nebraska player recalls how Richie Jr. was teased for his weight as a child, until his father told him "you can't let them keep doing it," and the young Incognito punched out his tormentor.

http://deadspin.com/is-richie-incognitos-dad-blasting-jonathan-martin-on-m-1457997230

[jsr]

11. Leadership and teamwork.

[Arkana]

12. If Richie Incognito ever sees the inside of a locker room again, it'll be a miracle.

And Martin should demand a trade. I can think of plenty of teams that would be happy to have him and where this shit would NOT be tolerated.

[TeamPooka]

15. He will coach in the future at Liberty University or some white power institution like it.

[WI_DEM]

21. Why did they do this to a fellow teammate?--or anybody!

[Are_grits_groceries]

22. Incognito has a history of nasty incidents.

He was suspended for ONE YEAR at Nebraska. This was after his freshman year when he was an All-American. He really had to be something to get a whole year off. Even Lawrence Phillips didn't get a year, and he was a piece of work.

IMHO Incognito is a bully period. He would be nasty no matter what he did. Playing in the macho culture of football gave him the perfect cover. If he bullied somebody and they didn't want to push back, he wouldn't be blamed. The other person would be called weak. That is exactly what's happening in some areas among some people. Martin is seen as 'soft.'

Incognito wants to stir trouble. His dream is to get under other people's skin or get them in trouble with him.
BTW he was voted the second dirtiest player in the NFL.

[nadinbrzezinski]

24. I will add, he was bullied as a child

and it is a common pattern that bullied children grow up to become bullies themselves. It is about control for the bully,

[gopiscrap]

23. get that racist off of the team!

[Uncle Joe]

26. Incognito is sick and needs major counseling before his racist hatred totally consumes him.

He shouldn't be allowed in the NFL.

Thanks for the thread, grits.

[mikeysnot]

29. The coaches at my HS

loved to turn the other way as the bullies bullied the smaller kids. I was harassed in gym class until I took vengeance, no one fucked with me again. I didn't break 100 pounds until my sophomore year.

SO this IS NO surprise to me.

Why I don't follow professional sports as much as I did when I was a kid.

Still a Cubs and bears fan, but no fanaticism.