(Photo: Lynne Sladky, AP) Story Highlights Investigation from NFL-appointed lawyer absolves Joe Philbin, Miami front office of wrongdoing 
 
 Martin was not only harassed by Incognito but fellow linemen Mike Pouncey and John Jerry 
 
 Another player and one of the team's trainers were also frequent targets of abuse 
 
 Miami Dolphins guard Richie Incognito was the ringleader of three players who "engaged in a pattern of harassment" of teammate Jonathan Martin, another unidentified young offensive lineman and a member of the team's athletic training staff, according to the long-awaited report released by prominent attorney Ted Wells' office Friday morning. After we have had an opportunity to review the report, we will have further comment as appropriate. 
 
 The report finds that an assistant trainer repeatedly was the object of racial slurs and other racially derogatory language; that the other offensive lineman was subjected to homophobic name-calling and improper physical touching; and that 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. 
 
 Text messages sent from Martin to his parents and others months before he left the Dolphins corroborate the left tackles account that the harassment at the hands of his teammates caused him significant emotional distress. 
 
 The report finds, however, that Martins teammates did not intend to drive Martin from the team or cause him lasting emotional injury. The Dolphins, the NFL and the players union all released statements saying they planned to review the 144-page report, which culminated a more than three-month investigation and more than 100 interviews by Wells' team. Dolphins owner Stephen Ross issued a statement Friday night calling the language and behavior in the report "deeply disturbing" and said the team consulted "dozens of experts" to create a series of initiatives and a policy paper examining the issue that will be released next week. Incognito's lawyer, Mark Schamel, blasted Wells' report in a statement released to media: 
 
 "Mr. Wells' NFL report is replete with errors. "The facts do not support a conclusion that Jonathan Martin's mental health, drug use, or on field performance issues were related to the treatment by his teammates. "It is disappointing that Mr. Wells would have gotten it so wrong, but not surprising. Wells report: Harassment details | Martin considered suicide | Coach involved | Racist messages | Incognito lawyer response | NFL, NFLPA, Dolphins to 'review' 
 
 When Dolphins tackle Jonathan Martin left the team in November because he said he was being bullied by guard Richie Incognito, the NFL appointed big-name attorney Ted Wells to run an independent investigation into the team. We are analyzing the entire report and will release a thorough analysis as soon as it is ready." On Nov. 6, the league hired Wells to lead an "independent" investigation in which he interviewed every Dolphins player, the entire coaching staff, key front office personnel, former Dolphins, some of Martin's teammates and coaches at Stanford, including Jim Harbaugh, Martin's parents and Martin's agent. The investigation took three months, in which he reviewed thousands of voluntarily produced documents (including text messages, emails and team policies) and completed more than 100 interviews. The report found Incognito demonstrated an awareness he had engaged in improper conduct, though, urging Pouncey and another offense lineman in text messages the day he was suspended to destroy a notebook of "fines" they'd issued to one another in their so-called kangaroo court. After Martin left the team, Incognito had "made a number of telling entries" in the notebook that included a $200 fine against himself for "breaking Jmart," a $250 bonus for another lineman for "not cracking first" and a number of penalties against Martin, the report said. &amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;!--iframe--&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;gt; 
 
 The report said investigators "struggled with how to evaluate Martin's claims of harassment given his mental health issues, his possible heightened sensitivity to insults and his unusual, 'bipolar' friendship with Incognito. "Nonetheless, we ultimately concluded that Martin was indeed harassed by Incognito, who can fairly be described as the main instigator, and by Jerry and Pouncey, who tended to follow Incognito's lead." — Peter King (@SI_PeterKing) February 14, 2014 
 
 Martin told investigators that he was most offended when his teammates vulgarly referred to his family members, most notably sexual comments made against his sister. "From Incognito's perspective, however, the statements in question were an accepted part of the everyday camaraderie of the Dolphins tight-knit offensive line," the report said. "Incognito told us that Martin (and other offensive linemen) all recognized, accepted and, indeed, actively participated in 'go-for-the-jugular' teasing, and that vulgarity and graphic sexual comments were not only a staple of their locker-room culture, but also helped them bond." TWITTER RANT: Incognito goes off on social media 
 
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 The report also detailed harassment of the Assistant Trainer, who is Japanese and "repeatedly was targeted with racial slurs and other racially derogatory language," as well as Player A, who "frequently as subjected to homophobic name-calling and improper physical touching." "There is no question that the better course of action would have been for Martin to report the abuse," the report said. Martin told the investigators he was bullied in middle and high school, "which diminished his self-confidence and self-esteem and contributed to what he self-diagnosed as periodic bouts of depression during his teenage years." Investigators leaned on a consulting psychologist, William H. Berman, who explained that "attempting to develop a close friendship with an abusive person is a common coping mechanism exhibited by victims of abusive relationships." The NFL said in a statement the league appreciated "the work of Ted Wells and his colleagues and the cooperation of the Miami Dolphins organization in the investigation. As an organization, we are committed to a culture of team-first accountability and respect for one another.“ 
 
 
 
 The NFLPA said: "We received the report on workplace conditions in Miami today. We will review the findings closely, confer with our players and all relevant parties involved.” 
 
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– A long-awaited report on allegations of bullying in the NFL is in, and the main headline-grabbing point is that Richie Incognito (and others) did indeed harass Miami Dolphins teammate Jonathan Martin (and others), reports the Miami Herald. But the report by attorney Ted Wells also gets a little squishy on the subject. For instance, it concludes that Incognito didn't intend to cause "lasting emotional injury" or drive Martin to quit the team—Martin left in October over the abuse, but remains under contract—and it cites a range of factors that make this case unique. Some of the highlights: 'Was indeed harassed': "To be candid, we struggled with how to evaluate Martin's claims of harassment given his mental health issues, his possible heightened sensitivity to insults and his unusual, 'bipolar' friendship with Incognito. Nonetheless, we ultimately concluded that Martin was indeed harassed by Incognito, who can fairly be described as the main instigator, and by (teammates John) Jerry and (Mike) Pouncey, who tended to follow Incognito's lead." Other victims: Incognito, Pouncey, and Jerry also repeatedly harassed a member of the team's athletic training staff and another unnamed lineman, reports USA Today. Calls for new guidelines: "As all must surely recognize, the NFL is not an ordinary workplace. Professional football is a rough, contact sport played by men of exceptional size, speed, strength, and athleticism. But even the largest, strongest, and fleetest person may be driven to despair by bullying, taunting, and constant insults." The report encouraged new "workplace conduct rules" for the league. 'Breaking Jmart': One of the more damning points cited against Incognito is that he fined himself $200 for "breaking Jmart" in a notebook kept by the team's offensive linemen, reports CBS Sports. When the story broke, he asked teammates to destroy the notebook, but that didn't happen. Coaches didn't know: The report says coach Joe Philbin and staff were unaware of the abuse. It also says that "Incognito and his teammates may not have been clearly notified that they were crossing lines that would be enforced by the team with serious sanctions." Read the full report here. The NFL and the Dolphins say they'll respond after a thorough review.