Jonathan Martin says he ‘felt trapped’ in Dolphins’ locker room
NBC NEWS - In his first interview since leaving the Miami Dolphins, NFL tackle Jonathan Martin says he felt 'trapped' by bullying and decided it was best 'just to remove myself from the situation'...
In his first interview since leaving the Miami Dolphins, NFL tackle Jonathan Martin says he felt “trapped” by bullying and decided it was best “just to remove myself from the situation.”
“I’m a man. I’m a grown man. I’ve been in locker rooms. There’s vulgar language in locker rooms,” Martin told Football Night in America’s Tony Dungy in the exclusive sitdown.
“One instance doesn’t bother me,” Martin said of his former teammates’ behavior. “It’s the persistence of it. I wish I would have had more tools to solve my situation . . . but I didn’t.
“I felt trapped like I didn’t have a way to make it right. And it came down to the point where, you know, I thought it was best just to remove myself from the situation.”
An excerpt of the interview aired on the Nightly News on Tuesday, and there will be more on TODAY on Wednesday. The full interview airs on NBCSN’s “Pro Football Talk” on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. ET.
Martin, 24, who started playing for the Dolphins in 2012, left the team on Oct. 28, alleging he was harassed by teammates, including guard Richie Incognito, who was accused of leaving a voicemail with racial slurs and expletives.
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