The situation with the Miami Dolphins is getting uglier by the minute, and according to Dolphins and Miami Herald reporter Adam Beasley, the dysfunction in the lockerroom has been there for sometime now.
According to Beasley, the Miami nightlife and South Beach culture has taken over the Dolphins lockerroom. Beasley reports that un-named Dolphins players have made rookies spend $30,000 to $40,000 on dinner tabs.
I reported last week that there were other issues, with resentments being harbored between other players. It's about this.
— Adam Beasley (@AdamHBeasley) November 3, 2013
I can now report this: This is a HUGE issue inside the Dolphins' locker room, and not just limited to this situation.
— Adam Beasley (@AdamHBeasley) November 3, 2013
One young defensive player, whose privacy I'm protecting, has literally gone broke because he's been pressured to pay for older players.
— Adam Beasley (@AdamHBeasley) November 3, 2013
When I talked about anger, dysfunction last week, this is what I was referring to. This issue extends far beyond the Martin situation.
— Adam Beasley (@AdamHBeasley) November 3, 2013
Recently, a younger player was handed the tab for a $30,000 team dinner. The rookie minimum this year is around $400.000.
— Adam Beasley (@AdamHBeasley) November 3, 2013
They've gotten sucked into the Miami lifestyle, and the veterans are using the younger players as an ATM, I'm told.
— Adam Beasley (@AdamHBeasley) November 3, 2013
Everything tastes better when rookies pay for it pic.twitter.com/KGaisEfap2
— Jared Odrick (@JaredOdrick98) November 2, 2013