To his Miami Dolphins teammates, Jonathan Martin came across as someone who needed ''toughening up.'' But what does that mean, exactly, when you're talking about a 6-foot-4, 320-pound guy who already had proven he was tough enough to play a violent, brutal sport at the highest level? We suspect the ugly episode in south Florida is more about Martin being different from those around him - quiet, aloof, perhaps a bit of a gentle giant who had never been subjected to real bullying because he was always the biggest guy in the room. All around the NFL, there are those who can't figure out why Martin didn't retaliate with insults or threats or even fisticuffs if indeed he was harassed mercilessly by teammate Richie Incognito and perhaps other Miami players. ''My mom taught me and my dad taught me how to get rid of bullies,'' said Antonio Smith of the Houston Texans.
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