this storys so old and so much information has percolated to the surface i dont know why its not obvious that the truth is nuanced and messy (as it always is) and that all elements are legitimate, including martin being an extraordinary victim, and incognito being an extraordinary turd.
frenemy is a real thing in any forced proximity scenarios. i had a dorm neighbor who, by that fact, had lots of social overlap with, we were cordial, hung out, but at times he was a complete piece of shit. once he bought a new wrangler and invited like 6 of us for a ride -- just spilling out the back. he drove towards pease park, bouncing it on and off the curb for fun, and once there decided to do donuts and just absolutely tear up the grass field of the park.
an outside observer would call label us "friends" but if i lived in a diff dorm and knew him by reputation i'd consider him the worst person in austin.
its a high-testosterone environment with men who run through walls for a living. theres going to be ribbing and clowning and if theres a hint of weakness theyre going to exploit it. if the dolphins lockerroom were the 4th reich martin wouldnt be the only person out of 52 to have spoken out. but also, i joke plenty with my friends but stop short at talking about slapping their mothers.
its just a case of a softer than normal athlete running into a meaner than normal squad, and an exceptionally juicy drama for sports media.