Richie Incognito

Richard Dominick Incognito, Jr. (born July 5, 1983) is an American football guard for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the University of Nebraska. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. Incognito has also played for the Buffalo Bills.

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.

College career
In 2001, he redshirted at Nebraska. 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.

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.

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. 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. On April 17, 2009, the Rams offered Incognito a one-year tender worth $1.01 million, which he signed on May 3.

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. 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.”

Buffalo Bills
Incognito was awarded to the Buffalo Bills off waivers on December 16, 2009, with the Miami Dolphins also submitting a claim.

Miami Dolphins
On March 17, 2010, Incognito signed a one-year deal with the Miami Dolphins.

Incognito will make his first Pro Bowl appearance after the 2012 season as a first alternate after Marshall Yanda will move on to the Super Bowl.