On Monday transcripts of a phone call and text messages, reportedly left by Richie Incognito for Jonathan Martin, were published by ESPN and other media.
“Hey, wassup, you half n—– piece of s—. I saw you on Twitter, you been training 10 weeks. [I want to] s— in your f—ing mouth. [I'm going to] slap your f—ing mouth. [I'm going to] slap your real mother across the face [laughter]. F— you, you’re still a rookie. I’ll kill you.”
Incognito was also caught on video using similar language earlier this year, and that video is currently on TMZ Sports. Incognito is currently suspended.
The NFL Players Association issued the following statement on Tuesday:
“We expect that the NFL and its clubs create a safe and professional workplace for all players and that owners, executives, coaches and players should set the best standards and examples. It is the duty of this union to hold the clubs and teams accountable for safety and professionalism in the workplace.
As the representative organization of all players, the NFLPA will insist on a fair investigation for all involved. We will continue to remain in contact with the impacted players, their representatives and player leadership.”
On Monday, Miami’s HC Joe Philbin, during the team’s press conference, shared an update and deferred answering certain questions until after the league completes its investigation. Philbin confirmed that Martin left team facility prior to practice after an incident occurred in our team dining room.
“Soon thereafter,” Philbin said, “I contacted Jonathan personally, requested a meeting with him, at which he readily accepted. I met with him later that evening. We had a good discussion. Throughout the course of the week, I was in contact on multiple occasions with him and members of his family. I spoke to him the day after the game, and I spoke to members of his family over the course of the weekend. In all my discussions with Jonathan and members of his family, at no time were there any accusations or allegations of misconduct by any members of this team or organization. Later on Sunday, we were contacted by one of his representatives where they in fact had some concerns over player conduct that had occurred. We immediately took those concerns very, very seriously.”
Dolphin’s owner Steve Ross contacted NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and asked the league to assist the team and conduct a review of the workplace.
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