1. Richie Incognito played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and was selected by the St Louis Rams in the third round of the 2005 NFL draft.
60 Facts About Richie Incognito
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Richie Incognito played for them through the 2009 season, and played for the Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills, making four Pro Bowls.
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An All-America offensive lineman, Richie Incognito was named to PrepStar's 120-man Dream Team.
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Richie Incognito was a second-team honoree on the Long Beach Press-Telegram's Best in the West list.
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Richie Incognito was a finalist for the Arizona Player-of-the-Year Award, was named the Brian Murray Award winner, and earned the Frank Kush Award, given to the best offensive lineman in Arizona.
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Richie Incognito earned First-team All-State honors on offense from the Arizona Republic.
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Richie Incognito earned one letter in track and field and competed in weight lifting.
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Richie Incognito played in all 14 games, started 13 at left tackle and posted the second-highest season pancake total in Husker history with 171.
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Richie Incognito was named a first-team freshman All-American by FWAA, Sporting News, and Rivals.
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Richie Incognito was reinstated by the start of the season and started 13 games at left tackle.
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Richie Incognito was rewarded with a first-team All-Big 12 selection by the Associated Press.
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In February 2004, Richie Incognito was involved in a fight at a party and was charged with three counts of assault.
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Richie Incognito was shifted to center during the 2004 preseason camp.
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Richie Incognito entered the season with high expectations, listed on a number of preseason lists as a top center and named to the watch list for the Rimington Trophy going to the best center in college football.
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The final straw for new coach Bill Callahan came when Richie Incognito was involved in a fight in the locker room.
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Head coach Mike Bellotti said Richie Incognito failed to meet conditions he had agreed upon before his arrival in Eugene.
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Bellotti didn't elaborate, but Richie Incognito had been required to complete an anger-management course and adhere to a strict code of conduct.
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At the 2005 NFL Combine, during a drill, Richie Incognito stumbled and was carted off the field with a knee injury.
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Richie Incognito was drafted by the St Louis Rams in the third round of the 2005 draft.
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Richie Incognito started all 16 games at three different positions, due to injuries and illness to the Rams' offensive line.
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Richie Incognito played and started at the right guard position for four games after being inactive for the first four weeks of the season.
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Richie Incognito started 15 games at right guard for the Rams, and saw some playing time at center.
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Richie Incognito's violations included repeatedly berating an official, a "major face mask" on a field goal attempt, and a chop block.
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Richie Incognito was part of an offensive line that allowed 45 sacks.
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Richie Incognito started all nine games in which he played for the Rams in 2009.
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Richie Incognito started all 16 games of the season playing left guard and center.
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Richie Incognito started 15 games and allowed just 1.5 sacks on the year.
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Richie Incognito started all 16 games of the 2012 season at the left guard position.
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Richie Incognito made his first of four National Football League Pro Bowl appearances after the 2012 season.
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Richie Incognito won the 2012 Good Guy Award alongside teammate Reggie Bush.
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Richie Incognito responded with sharp public criticism of the media, which he accused of pushing a lie against him at the time of the controversy.
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Richie Incognito was ranked the second overall guard and the number one left guard in the NFL by the metrics website Pro Football Focus.
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Richie Incognito was ranked 97th on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016 by his fellow players.
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On March 8,2016, Richie Incognito agreed to terms on a three-year deal with the Bills worth $15,750,000.
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Richie Incognito was named to his third Pro Bowl of his career for his performance in 2016.
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On December 19,2017, Richie Incognito was named to his fourth Pro Bowl after starting all 16 games at left guard.
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Richie Incognito expressed dissatisfaction with a contract restructuring that would have kept him with the Bills in 2018, noting that he had given the Bills until April 15 to give him an offer worthy of his putting off his retirement for one more season.
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Richie Incognito failed to arrive for the workouts, and the Bills continued to list him as retired.
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Richie Incognito indicated that he refused to play for the Bills and demanded he be released from his contract; the Bills responded that he would have to contact league commissioner Roger Goodell if he wanted to be removed from the retired list.
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On May 28,2019, Richie Incognito signed with the Oakland Raiders.
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Richie Incognito was placed on the active roster the next day.
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On September 23,2020, Richie Incognito was placed on injured reserve with an Achilles injury.
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Richie Incognito appeared in two games in the 2020 season.
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Richie Incognito was released after the season on March 9,2021, and re-signed to a new contract on March 24,2021.
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On September 25,2021, Richie Incognito was placed on injured reserve after missing the first two games with a calf strain.
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On July 15,2022, Richie Incognito announced his retirement after 16 seasons in the NFL.
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In November 2013, ESPN reported on Richie Incognito's alleged role in harassment of teammate Jonathan Martin.
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That same day, Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports reported that Richie Incognito "has had to be reprimanded in the past for his actions toward team employees," citing an unnamed source.
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Until then, the Dolphins had publicly maintained the charges against Richie Incognito were pure speculation.
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The Sun-Sentinel reported that the controversial voice mail message that ultimately led to Richie Incognito's suspension was made after Martin missed two days of the team's voluntary workout program.
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Under the NFL's collective bargaining agreement, Richie Incognito was initially slated to sit out for a maximum of four weeks.
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Richie Incognito responded with fierce criticism of the media for the allegations made against him at the time.
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Richie Incognito garnered attention over the years for perceived dirty play amongst NFL players, coaches, and fans.
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Richie Incognito is alleged to have gouged players' eyes, punched players, and to have regularly made illegal tackles.
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Richie Incognito re-elevated his game and helped the Buffalo Bills lead the league in rushing yards and yards-per-carry.
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On May 23,2018, Richie Incognito was placed on an "involuntary psychiatric hold" for his part in an altercation at a Life Time Fitness health club in Boca Raton, Florida.
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Richie Incognito allegedly threw a tennis ball and a dumbbell at another gym patron.
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Richie Incognito was reported to be in an "altered, paranoid state," suspecting that he was being spied on.
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Employees told Scottsdale police that Richie Incognito wanted his father's head to be donated for research purposes, and that he had walked through the funeral home punching caskets and throwing objects.
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In July 2018, Richie Incognito was named a national ambassador for Boo2Bullying, an anti-bullying nonprofit based in Los Angeles.