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Ex-NFL player Jonathan Martin must go to trial over social post

Former Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Jonathan Martin must go to trial on felony charges related to a threatening post on his Instagram account in February 2018.

The image on the post showed a shotgun and ammunition and tagged four accounts, including those belonging to former Dolphins teammates Richie Incognito and Mike Pouncey. It also included hashtags for Harvard-Westlake, where Martin went to high school, and the Miami Dolphins.

The caption read: "When you're a bully victim & a coward, your options are suicide, or revenge."

While Martin's lawyer argued that the post was not specific enough to constitute a criminal threat, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Shellie Samuels disagreed.