The culture of the NFL has taken a huge hit in the past couple weeks. With Michele Sam becoming the first openly gay NFL player next month everyone wanted to know how the culture of the NFL would take it. If Ted Well's report on bullying in the Miami Dolphins locker room is any indication of how the true culture of the NFL locker room is, then there might be some issues.
"The most concise summary of the harassment: "We find that the Assistant Trainer repeatedly was targeted with racial slurs and other racially derogatory language. Player A frequently was subjected to homophobic name-calling and improper physical touching. Martin was taunted on a persistent basis with sexually explicit remarks about his sister and his mother and at times ridiculed with racial insults and other offensive comments.""
- Around The League Editor
According to the report the issues were with only three players and one coach out of about 60 people in the locker room however. The acts of a few don't define the culture of the NFL, but has the ability to corrupt some teams. No workplace is perfect as people have different views. Every NFL team will have its problems, but just like how a few can corrupt a locker room, good leadership can prevent these types of stuff from happening in the first place. Believe it or not this incident could set the path for the future of the NFL culture in a good way. With this being exposed players will think twice before harassing other players and putting their career in jeopardy.
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