Richie Incognito shouldn't be allowed to play in the NFL, Fins' organization needs to be punished

Miami Dolphins' offensive guard Richie Incognito is a terrible human being. He bullied his teammate Jonathan Martin so bad that the 23-year old Martin left the team. Incognito and others can try and pass it off as simple rookie hazing all they want, but that's a load of crap. Richie Incognito -- who was bullied as a child -- is a bad person with some real anger problems. And it's not like this is anything new, he has a history of fighting with his teammates and coaches dating back to college. Per an article by Bleacher Report's Ty Schalter, Incognito began his collegiate career in 2002 at the University of Nebraska, where he was suspended multiple times and convicted on assault. In 2004 he quit and transferred to the University of Oregon, but was dismissed from the team just a week later for not meeting the conditions to which he agreed. Since being drafted in by the Rams in 2006, Incognito has played for three organizations and overstayed his welcome. It took him three and a half seasons to derail his career in Miami, the longest he's been with a team. He's also twice been voted "dirtiest player" by his fellow peers. In 2012 the Fins drafted Jonathan Martin in the second-round out of Stanford and he's suffered endless hazing, abuse, and threats at the hand of Incognito since joining the team as a rookie. According to Albert Breer of www.nfl.com, said the following in a voicemail he left for Martin, "Hey, wassup, you half n***** piece of s***, I saw you on Twitter, you been training 10 weeks. I'll s*** in your f****** mouth. I'm gonna slap your f****** mouth, I'm gonna slap your real mother across the face (laughter). F*** you, you're still a rookie. I'll kill you." That's not rookie hazing; it's a threat. Martin was also so fearful of Incognito that he coughed up $15,000 that the veteran wanted so that he and some teammates could go to Las Vegas. Martin is 6'5" and 312lbs.; a very large man, but Incognito is intimidating, abusive, and has very serious anger problems. Martin fears what Incognito may do to him and/or his family, and quite frankly I don't blame him. The Dolphins suspended Incognito indefinitely and there are some reports saying he'll be released. I can only hope that happens. Richie Incognito should not be allowed to play another snap in the National Football League. The NFL prides itself on its image and in order to protect that, Richie Incognito needs to go.

And as for the Miami Dolphins organization, they need to be punished. There's no way that the coaching staff didn't know about this prior to Martin's breakdown. There's just no way. And the fact that it's gone on this long is truly disturbing to me. Sure, if Martin was being hazed like all rookies (carrying the veteran players' bags, pads, etc.) then that's fine, no harm there. But how could they miss this? The team should be fined at least $250,000. I find this whole situation really unsettling, and the incompetence of the coaching staff and lack of unity between the players is even more unsettling. I just hope that Martin can return to football soon and continue playing. He's got immense talent and once his teammates actually treat him like a human being, I think he'll thrive.