Scandal could be rallying point for Dolphins
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — Unaccustomed to
interviews because he's a backup tackle, Will Yeatman stood before a couple of
dozen reporters and cameramen, beads of sweat rolling down his forehead under
the hot TV lights.
When the questions about the Miami Dolphins' bullying scandal quit coming, Yeatman sagged in the chair at his locker, relieved to be out of the media glare.
''Whew,'' he said with a nervous chuckle, shaking his head.
The Dolphins (4-4) have endured a week of withering scrutiny while trying to prepare for a game that is very much and afterthought outside their locker room. They'll play Monday night at Tampa Bay (0-8), happy to shift the focus from their troubled locker room to the playing field, if only for a few hours.
While the Buccaneers are winless, the Dolphins have descended into something worse - a team under NFL investigation because of a bullying case that's national news. Tackle Jonathan Martin left the team last week and complained he endured daily abuse from teammates, including guard Richie Incognito, who was suspended. ...FULL STORY
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