Jonathan Martin’s Reasons to Stay and Leave Football

Nov 16, 2013; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Miami Dolphins offensive lineman and Stanford Cardinal alumnus Jonathan Martin attends the game against the Southern California Trojans at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

The report from Ted Wells has been released on Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin and there are a lot of details to go through.

Here is a list of reasons why Jonathan Martin was considering staying and leaving football. He texted them out to his friend.

"On May 6, Martin claimed, he continued to grapple with his frustration and his inability to respond to verbal abuse, and he considered abandoning his football career. That day, he sent the following text message to a friend, in which he listed pros and cons of continuing to play football:-Football games are fun-I can make a lot of money playing football and be set for life-I have a legacy that will live after I die-not many people get to live their childhood dream-I am the left tackle for the Miami dolphins-if I quit, I’ll be known as a quitter for the rest of my life-my legacy at Stanford will be tarnished-I will never be able to look any coach from my past in the eye-I hate going in everyday.-I am unable to socialize with my teammates in their crude manner-I already have a lot of money. I could travel the world, get my degree. Then get a real job-I could lose 70 lbs and feel good about my body-I won’t die from CTE-Maybe I’ll start to LIKE myself-I don’t need to live lavishly. I could live very frugally-why do I care about these people? All I need is my family"

Did he mean to put the “I am the left tackle for the Miami Dolphins” in the like or hate portion of the list?

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H/T Deadspin