From the Editorial Board: Once the uproar blows over at Northwestern, don’t be surprised if not much has changed. The only way to reform a toxic culture is if all those involved, including supporters, decide that it must change.
he has been haunted by nightmares and anxiety from his football experiences since he graduated in 2018.University President Michael Schill has said current and former players told the school’s investigators that hazing included “forced participation, nudity and sexualized acts of a degrading nature.” One player said at a news conference, “We lived in fear.”
Martin was less established, a coveted second-round draft pick from Stanford University, which professes to combine top academics with a lucrative, prime-time football program. Incognito was a bruiser from the University of Nebraska once voted the “NFL’s dirtiest player,” who nevertheless held a leadership role in the Dolphins locker room.
Martin fled the cafeteria and sought treatment for mental health problems worsened by the hazing, which, just like at Northwestern, became a scandal when the public got wind of it. An outcry followed, and you might think that, as a result, everything changed.The record shows that some owners, players and fans accept behavior that in most workplaces would result in instant termination.
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