--- description: Miami offensive tackle Jonathan Martin announced on Tuesday that he will be leaving the Dolphins to play for the 49ers. title: NFL: Offensive Tackle Jonathan Martin Leaving Miami for San Francisco image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfc4a3bf8e7f51a93/698685043bc99932cf1a24a2/time-s-jonathan-martin-san-francisco-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [NFL](/tag/nfl/) ## NFL Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Martin Bids Farewell to the Dolphins After Being Traded to the 49ers by [David Stout](/author/david-stout/) ## David Stout Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 12, 2014 7:31 AM CUT  Miami Dolphins tackle Jonathan Martin stands on the sidelines during a Dolphins game in Miami, Dc. 16, 2012. Miami Dolphins tackle Jonathan Martin stands on the sidelines during a Dolphins game in Miami, Dc. 16, 2012.Wilfredo Lee—AP by [David Stout](/author/david-stout/) ## David Stout Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 12, 2014 7:31 AM CUT Following a high-profile bullying scandal in Miami last year, offensive tackle Jonathan Martin is headed back to the Bay area after being traded to the San Francisco 49ers, according to [ESPN](http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/%5F/id/10592439/miami-dolphins-trade-jonathan-martin-san-francisco-49ers "undefined"). “This is great for him to get back on the field and he’s in Palo Alto right now. It couldn’t be much better,” his agent Ken Zuckerman told the broadcaster during a phone interview. Martin made headlines when he quit the Dolphins in October after being harassed by a fellow teammates. The incident sparked a wide-ranging debate concerning what types of behavior are deemed acceptable in the largely macho world of professional football. The 24-year-old will be reunited with his former Stanford coach Jim Harbaugh who has been at the helm of the 49ers since 2011. \[[ESPN](http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/%5F/id/10592439/miami-dolphins-trade-jonathan-martin-san-francisco-49ers "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/21000/martin-bids-farewell-to-the-dolphins-after-being-traded-to-the-49ers/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/21000/martin-bids-farewell-to-the-dolphins-after-being-traded-to-the-49ers/"},"headline":"Martin Bids Farewell to the Dolphins After Being Traded to the 49ers","datePublished":"2014-03-12T07:31:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T06:42:58.323Z","description":"The football player at the center of a bullying scandal last season involving now-former teammate Richie Incognito and other players is being traded from Miami to the San Francisco 49ers for a conditional draft pick","url":"https://time.com/21000/martin-bids-farewell-to-the-dolphins-after-being-traded-to-the-49ers/","keywords":["NFL","Bullying","San Francisco 49ers"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfc4a3bf8e7f51a93/698685043bc99932cf1a24a2/time-s-jonathan-martin-san-francisco-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"David Stout","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/david-stout/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfc4a3bf8e7f51a93/698685043bc99932cf1a24a2/time-s-jonathan-martin-san-francisco-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Jonathan Martin traded to San Francisco","caption":"Jonathan Martin traded to San Francisco","creditText":"Wilfredo Lee—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/nfl/","name":"NFL"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/21000/martin-bids-farewell-to-the-dolphins-after-being-traded-to-the-49ers/","name":"Martin Bids Farewell to the Dolphins After Being Traded to the 49ers"}}]}] ```