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Ex-Dolphin Jonathan Martin writes he attempted suicide 'many times'

IF YOU remember offensive tackle Jonathan Martin at all, it's likely because he was the guy bullied by Dolphins teammate Richie Incognito in 2013.

Martin, drafted by Miami out of Stanford in 2012, played for the 49ers last season, and was with the Panthers when he retired in July due to a back injury.

Turns out he was hurting in other ways, too.

Yesterday, the 26-year-old Martin reached out to others who've been bullied in an insightful essay on Facebook.

He started by writing he wasn't accepted by others in high school because he "was neither black nor white.