[teejers1]

He has to make the roster, first, which will be no easy task.

A lurker here shared with me a conspiracy theory he had seen, along the following lines:

Goodell told the 'Niners to trade for Martin and then cut him (he has no chance of making any NFL roster).
Then, when the inevitable lawsuit from Martin's camp comes, the Dolphins/NFL can say "We did not cause any harm to MMart - heck even his own college coaches cut him from an NFL roster."  At minimum, will help in settlement discussions.

Man, talk about a cynical outlook.  I'm one of Goodell's/NFL's biggest detractors (certainly if pool is "sports fans"), but even I don't think that Goodell would direct that (or that the 'Niners would go along with it).

Good luck to Jonathan Martin.  It's a helluva good team to be on . . . if you can make the roster.

[teejers1]

He has to make the roster, first, which will be no easy task.

A lurker here shared with me a conspiracy theory he had seen, along the following lines:

Goodell told the 'Niners to trade for Martin and then cut him (he has no chance of making any NFL roster).
Then, when the inevitable lawsuit from Martin's camp comes, the Dolphins/NFL can say "We did not cause any harm to MMart - heck even his own college coaches cut him from an NFL roster."  At minimum, will help in settlement discussions.

Man, talk about a cynical outlook.  I'm one of Goodell's/NFL's biggest detractors (certainly if pool is "sports fans"), but even I don't think that Goodell would direct that (or that the 'Niners would go along with it).

Good luck to Jonathan Martin.  It's a helluva good team to be on . . . if you can make the roster.