Richie Incognito is who we thought he is

Richie Incognito

I posted Incognito goes on Twitter tirade on Google+ on February 13th 2014, and commented, and it generated a bit of an exchange with a friend:

ESPN Michael Wilbon: Richie Incognito is who we thought he is... a creep! 

A creep, yes, but we still don't know the full story. Martin might be just as much of a creep, just a quieter one.

Exactly. We're supposed to get the investigation report soon.

It is taking an awfully long time. I wonder how it's being massaged?

If I remember correctly, the NFL stepped in, a few weeks after the story broke, and told the Dolphins owner to hold off on meeting Martin. The NFL is a marketing and political machine, and has the clout and cash to ensure that it remains so, for the long haul. The Incognito-Martin tale is far different from the players' concussion tragedy, but I think they're both socially explosive issues and therefore a threat to that machinery. "Massage" is a polite word, but it's the best one to use about what the NFL is probably doing with this investigation. All that said, the irony is, Incognito is right: The truth will come out in one way or another, and Martin will have to hold himself up to the public eye, too.

The very next day, on February 14th 2014, the NFL released its report.

Thank you for reading, and let me know what you think!

Ron Villejo, PhD