The Miami Dolphins are going through a tough situation regarding Jonathan Martin and now that they have suspended offensive lineman Richie Incognito as the NFL looks into harassment, Deadspin.com has found a new angle to the story, as Incognito's father may be trying to defend his son on message boards with accusations, racial comments and messages, including about a possible Jonathan Martin suicide attempt.
The report comes from Deadspin.com and was posted after Incognito was suspended from the Dolphins for conduct detrimental to the team and the report says that his father may have been posting on the FinHeaven message board as :idrd1994", spouting controversial statements and also attacking players and head coach Joe Philbin. The report says that a poster that they have identified as possibly Incognito's father, based on past posts and information about the user put against information in Incognito's bio and if it's him, it's very troubling.
In a post since removed from the website, which Deadspin has screengrabbed, the user writes that he hopes the GM Jeff Ireland and coach Joe Philbin "die of AIDS" and he also dismissed that his "son" sent racially insensitive comments to Martin, as "black people say the N-word in rap music" and he also ripped both Martin and Mike Pouncey as "drug users" and "black brothers" and also alleged that Martin has considered suicide multiple times and that he "doesn't belong" in the locker room.
The accusations are obviously bad and makes Incognito look even worse and one user looked back and found a number of messages on the boards from the main user about Incognito and the information seems to lineup about him being the father of the lineman. He also mentioned the NFLPA and said that Martin had mental health issues and that he tried to kill himself "three times" and that the GM and owner and coach all knew about it and while he stated that the NFLPA decided to not look at it, saying that they "aren't looking into the case" is because they have no jurisdiction there, not because Martin is wrong. The NFLPA has no authority and the NFL is looking into it, as the union may have to eventually protect Incognito in the case if and when he gets punished.
The issue will only get worse for Incognito and the Dolphins if more information like this comes out and this comes after news from Fox Sports came out reporting that the lineman left threatening and racially charged remarks on Martin's phone as voice mails and text messages and that they have been turned over to the league. He has already been suspended for conduct detrimental to the team pending a review and it could get bad for him down the line. Deadspin.com also reported on a $30 K dinner that rookies had to pay for and that is seen in a different context now that Incognito has been reported with this harassment. On top of that, the OL has been seen in Hard Knocks video from last season pranking a fellow teammate, something else also looked at now in a new light.