Richie Incognito

At 41 years old, Richie Incognito has this physical status:

Richard Dominik Incognito Jr. (born July 5, 1983) is an American football offensive guard with the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL).

He played college football for the University of Nebraska and was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft.

He played for them throughout the 2009 season and appeared for the Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills, winning four Pro Bowls.

Incognito signed with the Los Angeles Raiders after being out of town for the 2018 season.

Personal life

Incognito is Richard Incognito Sr. and Donna Incognito's oldest son, who also have a younger son, Derek. His father was of Italian and German descent. Incognito is a member of Operation Homefront, an organization that offers support to families of service members and wounded soldiers. During the 2012 season, he hosted a private screening and book reading of the animated film Rise of the Guardians for Operation Homefront, where he led a book reading to over 100 children before the film's screening. He is a Republican Party backer and has publicly endorsed Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential race.

Incognito, an anti-bullying group headquartered in Los Angeles, was appointed a national ambassador for Boo2Bullying in July 2018. In a tweetannouncing his appointment, he said he could "relate to both sides," being mocked and bullying others.

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High school career

Incognito was born in Englewood, New Jersey, and by age 13, he migrated to Glendale, Arizona. Incognito played offense and defense at Mountain Ridge High School in Glendale, as well as serving as a long snapper, helping the Mountain Lions football team win their first round of the state playoffs in 2000. Incognito, an offensive lineman for All-America, was selected to PrepStar's 120-man Dream Team. On the Long Beach Press-Telegram's Best in the West list, he was ranked second-team honoree. Incognito was a finalist for the Arizona Player-of-the-Year Award and was named the Brian Murray Award winner as the best offensive lineman in Arizona, as well as the Frank Kush Award. He also received First-team All-State recognition on offense from the Arizona Republic. Incognito also received one letter in track and field (shot put) as well as participating in weight lifting.

College career

Incognito redshirted at the University of Nebraska in 2001. In 2002, he became the first Husker freshman offensive lineman to start in the season opener, but he was only the third rookie lineman to get off to a good start in his first year of play. He appeared in all 14 games, starting 13 at left tackle and recording his second-most season pancake total of 171. He was named a first-team freshman All-American by FWAA, Sporting News, and Rivals.com, as well as first-team freshman All-Big 12 by Sporting News.

Incognito, on the other hand, began exhibiting the behavioral problems that would follow him throughout his career. He struck walk-on lineman Jack Limbaugh from behind early in the 2002 season, causing Limbaugh to stomp out of the field in disgust. He was accused of spitting on a Troy State player during his second game against Troy State. In a blowout loss to Penn State, he was banned for picking a fight two weeks later. He had to miss the Huskers' first half against Iowa State due to NCAA rules. He was flagged for a 15-yard personal foul foul late in a game that largely contributed to the Huskers' loss to the Buffaloes in the second game of the season.

Incognito was involved in a fight during training and was suspended indefinitely by head coach Frank Solich, who was suspended indefinitely. By this time, Solich and his workers were worried enough about Incognito's behavior to send him to the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas, for anger management therapy. Incognito was recalled at the start of the season and played 13 games at left tackle. According to the Associated Press, he was given a first-team All-Big 12 pick. However, he was accused of spitting on two Michigan State players during the Huskers' victory in the 2003 Alamo Bowl.

Incognito was charged with three counts of assault in February 2004 while engaged in a party fight. He was found guilty of one of the misdemeanor assault charges in June and fined $500. During the 2004 preseason camp, Incognito was moved to center. He came into the season with a high hopes, appearing on several preseason lists as a top center and on the watch list for the Rimington Trophy, which was chosen as the best center in college football. However, he was suspended indefinitely for repeated breaches of team rules as a result of September 1. Bill Callahan, the current head coach, arrived after Incognito was once more embroiled in a brawl in the locker room. Incognito pulled from all classes at Nebraska and left Lincoln within a few weeks.

He went to University of Oregon in late September but was fired a week later. Incognito failed to comply with the conditions he had agreed to meet before arriving in Eugene, according to head coach Mike Bellotti. Bellotti was in debating, but Incognito was required to complete an anger-management course and adhere to a stringent code of conduct.

Professional career

Incognito, the scouts who attended the 2005 NFL Combine, wowed them by being "the most explosive player in attendance." Incognito stumbled and was carted off the field with a knee injury during a drill. The injury was later discovered to be a minor sprain that would have no long-term consequences. Despite his impressive physical capabilities, ESPN Scouts Inc. said "his inability to regulate his emotions both on and off the track is so worrying that he'll almost definitely be unable to progress to the later rounds of the draft." Scott Pioli, the former general manager of the New England Patriots in 2005, said he did not even consider the Incognito then, "and I don't want him now" in Kansas City five years ago. Pioli had long been known for drafting players with checked histories. Incognito was on the Colts' "DNDC" (do not draft because of character) list in 2005, according to former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy.

In the third round of the 2005 draft (81st total), the St. Louis Rams introduced Incognito (81st overall). He was on the reserved/unsigned list as a rookie in 2005 and then moved to the non-football injury list for the remainder of the season.

Incognito played in three different positions in three different positions, owing to injuries and sickness, the Rams' offensive line's offensive line saw three different positions. He blocked for a season that saw a 4,000-yard quarterback, a 1,500-yard rusher, and two 1,000-yard receivers, one of only four offenses in NFL history to achieve the feat.

After being inactive for the first four weeks of the season, Incognito played and began at the right guard position for four games. Incognito sustained a knee injury in early November, forcing him to miss the remainder of the season. However, when recovering, it was discovered that he had been partying every night.

Incognito played at right guard for the Rams for 15 games and gained some playing time at center. After the game against the Washington Redskins, Incognito was fined three times for a total of $35,000. During the game, he repeatedly berated an official, a "ful face mask" on a field goal attempt, and a chop block. The last penalty was not called during the game, but it was discovered on a video review. Incognito's behavior almost resulted in a loss after being ruled out of a 15-yard personal foul foul foul foul penalty prior to the eventual game-winning field goal.

Incognito was part of a defensive line that resulted in 45 dismissals. Despite the fact that this year was still one of the worst in terms of sacks allowed, it was the fewest allowed by the Rams since 2003. Incognito became a restricted free agent following the 2008 season, but he continued to work out with the Rams during the off-season.

The Rams sold Incognito a one-year tender worth $1.01 million on April 17, 2009, which he accepted on May 3. Incognito appeared in all nine games for which he played for the Rams in 2009. Incognito drew two 15-yard penalties for headbutting Titans players on December 13, during a 47–7 loss to the Tennessee Titans. Steve Spagnuolo, the head coach, was suspended for the second half of the second half, and the two teams became involved in a tense brawl on the sidelines. It was the second time Incognito had been suspended for losing his composure; he had been suspended from the season opener against Seattle for two personal fouls. However, the Titans' incident was the last straw; the Rams suspended him two days after the game. Billy Devaney, the Rams' general manager, told ESPN that Spagnuolo had given Incognito multiple chances to clean up his act, and that if the Rams didn't have to deal with him, the Rams would cut him off if he couldn't control his rage.

Both personal offences resulted in a $50,000 fine and a note from the league office advising him that "future infractions of the sort you have committed can result in increased discipline, leading to fines and even expulsion." Incognito received 38 penalties over four years with the Rams, including seven unnecessary roughness calls, more than any other player during that period.

On December 16, the Buffalo Bills off waivers were granted, with the Miami Dolphins also submitting an accusation. Incognito started the season at the right guard position and blocked Buffalo running back Fred Jackson's 212-yard rushing effort against Indianapolis on January 3. Incognito was a restricted free agent early in the season, and the Bills refused to re-sign him.

Incognito's first-year contract with the Miami Dolphins was signed on March 17, 2010.

In 2010, the Dolphins signed Incognito to a one-year contract in order to improve their offensive line. Incognito played right guard and center in all 16 games of the season. According to Pro Football Focus, he was ranked in the Top 20 for Pass Blocking Efficiency.

The Dolphins re-signed Incognito in 2011, this time to a three-year contract. Incognito began 15 games but received only 1.5 sacks on the year.

Incognito appeared in all 16 games of the 2012 season at the left guard position. Since the 2012 season, Incognito made his first of four National Football League Pro Bowl appearances. Incognito received the 2012 Good Guy Award alongside teammate Reggie Bush. The Pro Football Writers Association in each NFL city honors the individual(s) who best supports the media in its position.

The Dolphins suspended Incognito for misconduct related to teammate Jonathan Martin's treatment, who had left the team a week earlier. Incognito's behavior was reportedly detrimental to the team, according to the team. Incognito's suspension was lifted on February 4, 2014, according to the company's website.

Incognito announced on February 7, 2015 that he did not play for the entire 2014 NFL season. Incognito played in all 16 games and had played in 100% of offensive snaps. According to the statistics website Pro Football Focus, he was ranked as the second overall guard and the top left guard in the NFL. He was named in his second Pro Bowl, this time as a replacement after the 2015 season. He was ranked 97th on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016 by his peers.

Incognito reached an agreement with the Bills worth $30,750,000. For his 2016 appearance in 2016, he was named to his third Pro Bowl of his career.

Since starting all 16 games at left guard, Incognito was named to his fourth Pro Bowl on December 19, 2017.

Incognito was accused by Jaguars' defensive end Yannick Ngakoue of using racial insults against the Bills in the AFC Wild Card round the day after they lost 10–3 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Incognito confirmed his intent to leave after the season's conclusion, noting that a recent doctor's visit revealed he was suffering from liver and kidney disease, which he attributed to stress. Incognito also expressed dissatisfaction with a deal rewrite that would have kept him with the Bills in 2018, noting that the Bills were not delivered until April 15 to make him a new offer worthy of his deferral for one more season.

Incognito was officially added to the Reserve/Retired list two days later. Incognito said on April 13, 2018 that he had had a change of heart and would attend offseason workouts on April 16, 2018. He failed to turn up for the workouts, and the bills continued to list him as retired. He said he refused to play for the Bills and asked that he be released from his service; the Bills responded that if he wanted to be recalled from the retired list, he'd have to contact league commissioner Roger Goodell. The Bills were released Incognito from the reserve/retired list on May 21, 2018.

Incognito signed with the Oakland Raiders on May 28, 2019. Incognito was suspended for two games for breaching the league's personal conduct policy on July 12, 2019, following the incident at a funeral home in Arizona last year. On September 16, he was reinstated from suspension, and the Oakland Raiders were given a roster exemption for him. The next day, he was activated and was added to the active roster.

The Raiders announced Incognito to a two-year, $14 million contract extension on December 30, 2019.

Incognito was placed on injured reserve as a result of an Achilles injury on September 23, 2020. He underwent season-ending foot surgery on November 23, 2020. On March 9, 2021, he was released after the season ended and he re-signed to a new one on March 24, 2021.

Incognito was put on injured reserve on September 25, 2021, after missing the first two games due to a calf strain.

Incognito resigned after 15 seasons in the NFL on July 15, 2022.

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