Wells Report

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Forget Jonathon Martin for a moment.  The things that Incognito and his fellow conspirators did to an Assistant Trainer are enough for him never to play another down in the NFL.

 

Excellent, well rounded report.  The report acknowledges that Martin has a number of issues that not caused by his teammates and perhaps even precipitated some of the behavior by them.  At the same time it doesn't excuse their behavior.  I think any reasonable person, including most other football players, would conclude that the behavior went well beyond typical "locker room banter".  

 

http://www.scribd.com/fullscreen/207140764?access_key=key-2msurpvbka68bwcx9tb3&allow_share=true&escape=false&view_mode=scroll

 

A couple of key excerpts:

 

Martin’s vulnerabilities do not excuse the harassment that was directed at him. That the same taunts might have bounced off a different person is beside the point. Bullies often pick vulnerable victims, but this makes their conduct more, not less, objectionable.

 

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Approximately one week after Martin left the team, on November 3, 2013, Incognito wrote nearly identical text messages to Pouncey and another lineman: â€œThey’re going to suspend me Please destroy the fine book first thing in the morning.â€

 

We view Incognito’s entries in the fine book about â€œbreaking Jmart†and his attempt to destroy the fine book â€” which was unsuccessful â€” as evidence demonstrating his awareness that he had engaged in improper conduct toward Martin.