The NFL Bullying Scandal -- Another Wake-Up Call for Whistleblower Reform in Sports
Posted 11/14/13
By Gordon Schnell
And yet another sports scandal. This one so inconceivable you have to scratch your head and wonder. Bullying in the NFL? You would think this misbehavior would be limited to the playgrounds and schoolyards; to the outcasts, the misfits and the meek unable to stand up for themselves. That a six-foot, five-inch, three-hundred pounder like Miami Dolphin offensive tackle Jonathan Martin would...
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