The Jonathan Mart bullyg se tells ltle about what would happen to an openly gay NFL player - Outsports

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• THE JONATHAN MART BULLYG SE TELLS LTLE ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO AN OPENLY GAY NFL PLAYER
• DPE GAY-TEAMMATE POLL, ONLY TAK A FEW TO E PROBLEMS
• RICHIE INGNO, JONATHAN MART TWEET SUPPORT FOR GAY NFL PROSPECT

THE JONATHAN MART BULLYG SE TELLS LTLE ABOUT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN TO AN OPENLY GAY NFL PLAYER

Defensive end Nassib ma history on Monday by beg the first NFL player to publicly e out as gay. I jt want to take a quick moment to say that I'm gay, " the 28-year-old said as he shared the news via a vio he posted on Instagram. "The anchise's support is particularly signifint as the Rairs have a player on their roster who was spend for misnduct after repeatedly addrsg teammat wh homophobic and racially rogatory 2013, the NFL Players Associatn (NFLPA) vtigated Richie Ingno's role the alleged harassment of teammate Jonathan of the Miami Dolphs, Ingno signed wh the Rairs as a ee agent May the end of October 2013, Pro Football Talk and the Associated Prs reported Mart, a send-round draft pick the 2012 NFL Draft, had left the Dolphs facili due to "emotnal" reasons.

DPE GAY-TEAMMATE POLL, ONLY TAK A FEW TO E PROBLEMS

"That the other offensive leman was subjected to homophobic name-llg and improper physil touchg and that Mart was tnted on a persistent basis wh sexually explic remarks about his sister and his mother and at tim ridiculed wh racial sults and other offensive ments. Happy Valent Day:)- Richie Ingno (@68INCOGNITO) Febary 14, 2014The other harassed player was "subjected to homophobic name-llg and improper physil touchg, " while the assistant traer, who was born Japan, was subjected to racial slurs. "It was not difficult to nclu that the assistant traer and Player A were harassed, but the qutns raised Mart's se were more plex, nuanced and difficult, " the report the se of Player A, the report said, Dolphs offensive le ach Jim Turner "was aware of the nng 'joke' that Player A was gay, and on at least one ocsn, he participated the tntg.

"The report ntued, "Wh the recent announcement by Michael Sam, a fensive leman om the Universy of Missouri who is expected to be selected the 2014 NFL draft, that he is gay, is even more urgent that a tolerant atmosphere exist throughout the league.

The equent e of homophobic sults unrm this goal. The Buffalo Bills signed offensive leman Richie Ingno this month, which is perfect symmetry sce a year ago a damng report was released that showed what a homophobic and racist bully he was wh the Miami Dolphs.

RICHIE INGNO, JONATHAN MART TWEET SUPPORT FOR GAY NFL PROSPECT

The Wells report highlighted the stanc of homophobia among the Dolphs offensive lemen and their sce-fired le ach Jim Turner. Durg his time wh the team, Ingno, [John] Jerry and [Mike] Pouncey equently tnted Player A wh homophobic sults.

" Ingno acknowledged that Player A, although not actually believed to be gay, was spoken to this manner repeatedly and persistently — he got "every day om everybody, high equency. In addn, Ingno and others acknowledged that Player A was routely touched by Ingno, Jerry and Pouncey a mockgly suggtive manner, cludg on his rear end, while beg tnted about his supposed homosexualy. Dolphs’ Offensive Le Coach Jim Turner was aware of the nng "joke" that Player A was gay, and on at least one ocsn, he participated the tntg.

Jt as the racial tntg of Mart is excable, so, too, is the tntg of Player A on the basis of sexual orientatn, regardls of whether or not he is, fact, gay. Several NFL players have been vol promotg acceptance and tegratn of gay players to the league, and we believe that the NFL as an anizatn is mted to creatg a safe environment which a player n feel fortable beg open about his sexual orientatn. Wh the recent announcement by Michael Sam, a fensive leman om the Universy of Missouri who is expected to be selected the 2014 NFL draft, that he is gay, is even more urgent that a tolerant atmosphere exist throughout the league.