Well, Richie Incognito is back in NFL headlines lately and it is quite the reason why.
The former Buffalo Bills offensive lineman spent the 2015 to 2017 seasons in western New York. It was not a quiet signing when he originally joined the Bills.
Incognito was suspended for his involvement in “Bullygate” following an investigation by the NFL while he was with the Miami Dolphins. Buffalo gave Incognito the chance to rebuild his NFL career, but the damage from the scandal was done.
At least, that’s how it’s being looked at now.
Incognito was the face for the incident revolving around Martin being a young player that was bullied by teammates. The narrative around Incognito has partially changed this week as Jonathan Martin has admitted the accusations were false, as he revealed via ESPN.
“I never believed for a second I was being bullied,” Martin said. “It’s a story that I’ve been trying to fix for 10 years.”
Incognito is taking the occasion to make sure people know.
He couldn’t cut it in the NFL so he quit and his mom blamed me. Legacy media pushed this narrative long and far. Too bad it was all a lie! They lied to protect his money. He quit… the team had every right to claw back that money. His mom started the bullying narrative with @espn… https://t.co/ifFFJPG1H7
— Richie Incognito (@68INCOGNITO) February 16, 2025
A quick breakdown of Martin’s update is that he told his parents about what happened and his mother came to his aide in Florida after he was upset by a situation that unfolded at the Dolphins’ team facilities. From there, Martin says a storm nearly instantly brewed.
“I hadn’t even told my coaches, hadn’t told anyone,” Martin said. “And suddenly it’s on ESPN, right? I didn’t believe any of the stances I was taking, right, where I’m this victim. I wasn’t a victim, right? And, again, it’s been a point of consternation.
Now retired, Incognito is doing much more celebrating about the revelation than just the one post above.
Some are still pointing toward some NSFW and racially-charged commentary from Incognito that was revealed by the NFL investigation as reason for why celebration should still be toned back.
Regardless, that’s why Incognito is in the news.
