I am becoming more and more fed up with NFL and some of its fans each and every week. I grew up in family where we rooted for the Green Bay Packers each and every Sunday and football was on every TV in the house starting at noon. I am a lifelong fan of the NFL.

However, as of lately, there has been an outrage toward Richie Incognito. For those of you who don’t know, Incognito is a guard for the Miami Dolphins who has been under fire for bullying Jonathan Martin, who is black. Martin was reportedly bullied for his race and other issues. Incognito was quickly shunned by the league, reporters, analysts, players and society.

Since then, Martin left the team’s facilities and has been placed on the nonfootball illness list. Incognito was suspended from the team on Nov. 3. Some teammates say his actions were inexcusable, yet they want him back purely for his talent.

Riley Cooper, another NFL player, was criticized for using a racial slur that was caught on video at a concert. He was slapped on the wrist with a fine after the incident and has since then apologized.

Cooper lost more than the measly amount of money he had to cough up. He lost respect from analysts, players, coaches and fans, along with some credibility.

Before I get to my point, take into effect Jason Collins. Collins became the first openly gay NBA player. He publicly came out in April and was on the Washington Wizards roster at the time. Collins received praise. Collins received respect from all across the league and from analysts. Collins received a phone call from the President Barack Obama saying how “impressed by his courage” he is for Collins coming out.

All of these stories have one thing in common: bullying. Bullying has been a huge topic lately across the globe. Incognito was shunned for bullying Martin. Riley Cooper was shunned for using the n-word. Anyone who dared to speak out against Collins was “bullying him just because he was gay.”

Now, let me ask you a question. What about Tim Tebow? One of the most bullied professionals I have come across in my life, yet, very few come to his side. Tebow was ridiculed not only because of his playing ability, but also his religion. “Tebow-ing” became a craze all over the nation. Shirts were made, thousands of videos and pictures were posted online mocking him praying. Something seems a little wrong here. It is wrong to bully someone of their race and it is wrong for someone to ridicule someone else for their sexual orientation, yet when it comes to religion, it is entirely OK to mock someone because of their love for God?

Don’t get me wrong, bullying is wrong in every offense in every single way, but for nearly an entire professional organization to speak out against bullying after sitting back and doing nothing when fellow players would mock Tebow is a tad hypocritical, don’t you think? And what about our president? Collins received a phone call from Obama for coming out, but where is Tebow’s phone call for professing his love for the Lord?

This is much bigger than just mocking a religion. This is a message we are sending to tomorrow’s future. We are saying that it is OK to bully one person whose view is different than ours, but it is wrong for someone to bully someone who has the same belief as we do. Is this really what we want to say to our kids? Not only are we saying this, but the public is saying this. Kids see their idols on TV making fun of someone, so it must be OK for them to make fun of someone, right?

Just so you all don’t jump to conclusions, I do not condone bullying of any kind. The purpose of this was to say bullying needs to stop in entirety, not just the bullying you think needs to stop. Whether you are religious, lean to the left or lean to the right, look at the big picture.

The sad part of all of this, is after people read this, some may make fun of me for standing up for religion. Bullying is bullying, no matter what the reason. Let’s work to keep these immature acts out of the NFL, and out of our common banter.