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Right or wrong, players and teammates are going to look at it as a guy who jumped outside and tried to handle it through the media. and theyre going to see him as somewhat responsible for blowing this whole thing up into the saga that its become. >> former nfl player and now columnist with the "bleacher report" ryan riddle. great to have you. thank you, sir. >> thank you. todays producer pick comes to us from our executive producer. thousands of volunteers came out in force over the weekend fo...

New york jets and joined by sports agent jack becta. ryan, you first. want to read part of an article you wrote for the bleacher report about your own experiences, saying, quote, i too, experienced some of the very stresses that would eventually take a 65"310 pound plan to the brink of insanity. i was expected to carry the shoulder packs and pads of veteran line nen. after practice, rookies subjected to hair cuts that ranged from creative to just plain ugly, end quote. ryan, what did you witness...

>> thats my fiance. >> fiance, yeah. >> one player has publicly criticized jonathan martin, leading to serious questions about the culture in nfl locker rooms. new york giants safety spoke to wfan radio. >> i think the other guy is more to blame as richie, he allowed it to happen. at this level, youre a man, youre not a little boy. >> reporter: former running back brian mitchell says the incognito case is extreme. >> is that part of the culture? >> it is that part of the culture, but not everybo...

Game play, but now youre talking about just the fortitude, hang out, be with the rest of the team. >> well, this actually -- this offensive line group, and by the way, the offensive line is the sub culture within the culture of the locker room, usually the tightest knit group that do more things together probably than any other group or position group. and i think what youre saying is where are the boundaries on this, where do you -- is it a player, when do you start getting too personal. i thin...

Our conversation with you, i think not knowing all of the facts, i think i still feel a little sorry for jonathan martin here because i hear folks that are talking about are you tough enough to deal with this, and if youre not tough enough, then perhaps you shouldnt be on the team at all or you shouldnt be playing at this level, and it really does seem like there is that group that says that, not knowing all the facts, that jonathan martin, theres a reputation that precedes him that perhaps he j...