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Jonathan Martin had many problems

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Per S.Reed. it appears he was suicidal on several occasions and also had substance abuse problems. Add this to the obvious personality/emotional problems he was dealing with.....just a ticking time bomb. Wonder how this slipped by the Panthers when evaluating  him. Unlike D.G to not do his homework on a player. The high stress environment of the NFL was definitly not for somebody with his issues. It was never meant to be.

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people will say that this means richie incognito was right, but preemptively i'd like to note that this makes him even more of a colossal douche. people like jonathan martin need the help of their fellow human beings, not disgusting bullying and condemnation.

i hope someone in the panthers org or the NFL is trying to get him the help he needs, or nudge him in that direction.

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No risk, high reward if he worked out, and we needed depth at the tackle position. I'm not even sure we would have had to pay him his salary this year.

It would have been dumb NOT to try and pick him up off waivers. Young Tackle a year or two removed from the second round, high upside that you don't have to pay? personal issues aside, you pick the guy up and hope for the best. He has personal demons to conquer so he retired to no fault of our own. 

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people will say that this means richie incognito was right, but preemptively i'd like to note that this makes him even more of a colossal douche. people like jonathan martin need the help of their fellow human beings, not disgusting bullying and condemnation.

i hope someone in the panthers org or the NFL is trying to get him the help he needs, or nudge him in that direction.

I doubt Martin was forthright with Incognito about his issues. It can be frustrating to work with/be friends with people that do shitty things that you don't understand. IMO Incognito was likely trying to do the right thing for Martin and for the team, After trying many times to reach out to Martin and help him eventually said and/or did regrettable things out of said frustration.

I know that I've said some pretty harsh things to people I cared about because I cared about them. If you don't care about someone you don't bother.

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I doubt Martin was forthright with Incognito about his issues. It can be frustrating to work with/be friends with people that do shitty things that you don't understand. IMO Incognito was likely trying to do the right thing for Martin and for the team, After trying many times to reach out to Martin and help him eventually said and/or did regrettable things out of said frustration.

I know that I've said some pretty harsh things to people I cared about because I cared about them. If you don't care about someone you don't bother.

Sincerely doubt it.

Richie Incognito has a history of being a colossal asshole to pretty much everybody. Dude even got himself kicked out of the University of Nebraska. Transferred to Oregon and they didn't want him either. Likewise, he hasn't exactly stuck in one place in the pros because his act gets old fast.

I wouldn't put any stock in him trying to "do the right thing" because he never has.

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Sincerely doubt it.

Richie Incognito has a history of being a colossal asshole to pretty much everybody. Dude even got himself kicked out of the University of Nebraska. Transferred to Oregon and they didn't want him either. Likewise, he hasn't exactly stuck in one place in the pros because his act gets old fast.

I wouldn't put any stock in him trying to "do the right thing" because he never has.

I believe in trying to see the good in people.

 

How can you call this an asshole V

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