Around the NFL Week 9

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I've never really understood the whole blame the victim deal, not just in this example but society at large. Anyway, Florio is generally a moron but I agree with his take here:

Martin bears no blame for doing the right thing | ProFootballTalk

Players who choose to stand up for themselves via physical and verbal confrontations risk an escalation that could turn ugly. Given the number of American workplaces in which disgruntled employees have committed horribly violent acts and in light of the high percentage of professional football players who own guns, getting in a guy’s face away from the field no longer should be regarded as an acceptable solution to harassment.

A truly grown-ass man will at all times refrain from violence, he’ll file a complaint, and he’ll deal with the flak from any meatheads who think that it’s still better to punch someone in the mouth.