there in washington, illinois. an update on this developing story that we re following where the governors of illinois and indiana are out now. illinois governor pat quinn is scheduled to give a fresh update at noon eastern. at least five states were hit by the storm outbreak. one man capturing video of the massive twister outside of his living room window. the independent versinvestir looking into the miami dolphins bullying scandal. espn is reporting that the focus is shifting to the team s offensive line coach. according to espn, jim turner is now considered a person of interest after ted wells spent seven hours questioning former player jon cheney bleacher re
and when that s sort of the backdrop in the locker room environment. and you have to deal with the normal razzing and hazing and teasing that goes on, it kind of amplifies the feeling that you don t belong. i was going to say, ryan, so there s the player dynamic and the leadership dynamic that goes into the team. now we have the name of jim turner reportedly being added to the mix here based on jonathan martin and this guy known for being a little rough around the edges. what more have you learned about jim turner and his relationship to players and specifically to jonathan mart jn. i don t know the details to jim turner specifically in how he interacting with jonathan martin, but we can assume it involved some level of him needing to toughen up. jonathan martin needing to toughen up. and the delicate balance of a line that a coach has to walk when he is trying to make a
ryan, you note in the bleacher report, what you described to be a more reserved player or, quote, the team weird dough. take into account the certainly experience what it felt to be on the inside but on the outside like a jonathan martin. whaell, what jonathan martin seems to be dealing with predominantly is a case of being the outsider. soft-spoken character type. had a difficult time fitting in with his teammates feeling like a guy from the outside looking in. and i can relate to that myself. being biracial, half black and half white. maybe there was elements of not knowing exactly what culture he most belonged to. maybe just his level of education made it difficult for him to interact with guys.
player tougher. a necessary evil in the nfl, i should say. so one thing that has been of high interest to everybody is learning who jonathan martin is, after quitting the team. he kept pretty quiet but he did read a prepared statement. i just want to read part of that video clip. today s meeting was consistent with my commitment to cooperate with the nfl as my experience with the miami dolphins. this is the right way to handle the matter. beyond that, i look forward to the process and resuming my career in the national football league. so, ryan, he talks about resuming his career in the national football league. do you think or how you know how the nfl works would something like jonathan martin be considered a pariah and not have a future in the league? unfortunately, i think he will be considered a pariah. he will have a difficult time trying to land with another team. definitely not going to play with the dolphins, in my opinion. obviously speculation. but wait he went about