Richie Incognito
| No. 68 Miami Dolphins | |
| Guard | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: July 5, 1983 | |
| Place of birth: Englewood, New Jersey | |
| Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Weight: 324 lb (147 kg) |
| Career information | |
| College: Nebraska | |
| NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 3 / Pick: 81 | |
| Debuted in 2006 for the St. Louis Rams | |
| Career history | |
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| Roster status: Active | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 13, 2011 | |
| Games played | 74 |
| Games started | 74 |
| Fumble recoveries | 2 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
Richard Dominick Incognito, Jr. (born July 5, 1983 in Englewood, New Jersey is an American football guard for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft.[citation needed] He played college football at Nebraska.[citation needed]
Incognito has also played for the Buffalo Bills.[citation needed]
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[edit] Early years
Incognito played offense and defense at Mountain Ridge High School in Glendale, Arizona, and served as a deep snapper, helping the team to an 8-4 record and the first round of the state playoffs in 2000. An All-America offensive lineman, Incognito was named to PrepStar’s 120-man Dream Team. He was a second-team honoree on the Long Beach Press-Telegram’s Best in the West list. 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. He also earned First-team All-State honors on offense from the Arizona Republic.
[edit] College career
In 2001, he redshirted at Nebraska.[1] In 2002, he was a redshirt freshman and played in all 14 games and was a First-team Freshman All-American by FWAA, The Sporting News, and Rivals.com as well as First-Team Freshman All-Big 12 (The Sporting News). In 2003, he was First-team All-Big 12 selection by the Associated Press and started 13 games at left tackle. Incognito was shifted to center during preseason camp in 2004; however, a series of off-field incidents culminated in his suspension before the 2004 season by the coaching staff. Soon after, he left the school and enrolled at the University of Oregon in late September, though under NCAA transfer rules, he was ineligible to play. Incognito is the first Husker freshman offensive lineman to start in the season opener and just the third rookie lineman to earn any start in his first year of competition. He played in all 14 games, starting 13 at left tackle and posted the second-highest season pancake total in Husker history with 171.[2]
[edit] Professional career
[edit] Pre-draft
At the 2005 NFL Combine, Incognito impressed scouts by being "the strongest and most explosive player in attendance". However, during a drill Incognito stumbled and was carted off the field with a knee injury.[3]
| Pre-draft measureables | ||||||||||
| Ht | Wt | 40-yard dash | 10-yd split | 20-yd split | 20 ss | 3-cone | Vert | Broad | BP | Wonderlic |
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| 6-3¼ * | 305 lb * | 4.84 * | 1.72 * | 2.85 * | X | X | X | X | 29 * | 32 * |
(* represents NFL Combine)
[edit] St. Louis Rams
Incognito was drafted by the Rams in the third round as the 81st overall pick of the 2005 NFL Draft. As a rookie in 2005, he was on the reserved/unsigned list until Week 3, then placed on the non-football injury list for the remainder of the season.
In 2006, he started all 16 games at three different positions, due to injuries to the Rams' offensive line. That year he blocked for an offense which produced a 4,000-yard passer, a 1,500-yard rusher, and two 1,000-yard receivers, one of only four offenses in NFL history to accomplish the feat.[2] In 2007, he played just four games before being put in the injured reserve list. In 2008, Incognito started 15 games at right guard for the Rams, also seeing some playing time at center. Following the 2008 season, Incognito became a restricted free agent, although he continued to work out with the Rams during the offseason.[4] On April 17, 2009, the Rams offered Incognito a one-year tender worth $1.01 million, which he signed on May 3.[5]
Incognito started all nine games in which he played for the Rams in 2009. He was waived on December 15, two days after committing two 15-yard personal foul penalties and engaging in a verbal confrontation with Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo during a 47-7 loss to the Tennessee Titans.[6] The two personal fouls led to a fine from the NFL and a letter from the NFL league office. He was fined $50,000 and told “Future infractions of the types you have committed may lead to increased disciplinary action up to and including suspension.” [7]
[edit] Buffalo Bills
Incognito was awarded to the Buffalo Bills off waivers on December 16, 2009, with the Miami Dolphins also submitting a claim.[8] [9]
[edit] Miami Dolphins
On March 17, 2010, Incognito signed a one year deal with the Miami Dolphins.[10]
[edit] Controversy
On November 4, 2009, Sports Illustrated polled 296 NFL players and found Incognito to be the seventh dirtiest player in the NFL behind players such as Hines Ward, Albert Haynesworth, and Joey Porter,[11] a distinction stemming from multiple on the field incidents over the years that have resulted in numerous personal fouls and fines. In one such game on Oct. 12, 2008, against the Washington Redskins, Incognito was fined $35,000 for three separate in-game incidents that included a personal foul for “repeated verbal abuse of a game official”, a major facemask penalty, and an illegal chop block.[12] In addition to the Sports Illustrated poll, Incognito was voted the NFL's dirtiest player in a Sporting News poll of 99 players.[13]
The December 13, 2009, game was the fourth in three years in which Incognito drew two personal foul penalties in a game, and the second since Steve Spagnuolo became head coach; in the 2009 opener, Incognito was benched by his coach after his second 15-yard penalty, which negated gains by the Rams' offense.[14][15] These continued transgressions led to his release by the Rams on December 15, 2009. After being released, Incognito was fined $50,000 for the headbutt to the two Tennessee Titans players. A total of five players were fined from that game.[16]
[edit] References
- ^ (April, 2005) Richie Incognito ESPN.com. Retrieved May 2, 2009.
- ^ a b St. Louis Rams bio
- ^ (February 26, 2005) Workouts turn into disasters for Incognito, Clarett Sports Illustrated.com Retrieved May 2, 2009.
- ^ Korte, Steve (2009-04-03). "Spagnuolo Keeps his Rams Under Wraps". Belleville News-Democrat. http://www.bnd.com/rams/story/715317.html. Retrieved 2009-04-09.[dead link]
- ^ Thomas, Jim (2009-04-17). "Adeyanju signs, Incognito will sign, St. Louis Rams tender offers" St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved on 2009-04-17.
- ^ Associated Press (2009-12-15). "Rams Cut Ties with Temperamental Offensive Guard Richie Incognito". The Canadian Press. http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hKAL64Q_pdmh3zfKjQAXOBdM24yw. Retrieved 2009-12-15.
- ^ La Canfora, Jason. (2009-12-18). League slaps Incognito with $50K fine for penalties NFL.com. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
- ^ Schefter, Adam. Because the Bills had a worst record than the Dolphins the Bills ended up getting him. Bills claim veteran guard Incognito ESPN.com. Retrieved December 16, 2009.
- ^ http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-3/Bills-claim-OL-Incognito/59797193-3387-4cb9-94d1-803a59a0b9ae
- ^ Florio, Mike. (3-17-2010)|title= Incognito gets one year deal from Dolphins| Profootballtalk.com Retrieved March 17, 2010
- ^ (November 4, 2009) Dirtiest NFL player: Steelers' Ward Sports Illustrated.com Retrieved November 4, 2009.
- ^ (September 18, 2009) The Richie Incognito file STLToday.com Retrieved November 10, 2009.
- ^ NFL Midseason Report: 99 players provide take on league after 8 games Sporting News.com, Retrieved December 16, 2009.
- ^ Sando, Mike. (12-15-2009)Thoughts On Incognitos Release ESPN.com Retrieved December 15, 2009
- ^ Coats, Bill. (09-13-2009) Incognito benched after second personal foul St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved December 15, 2009
- ^ "Guard Incognito among five players fined for Week 14 misconduct". NFL.com. 2009-12-18. http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d81511782&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true. Retrieved 2009-12-19.
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