6:24pm: Incognito has left the Raiders without a deal, per Scott Bair of NBC Sports Bay Area (via Twitter). However, Bair says that the two sides could come to terms later, and he confirmed that Incognito is in great shape.
5:10pm: Incognito has finished his workout but still needs to pass a physical before the Raiders consider signing him, per ESPN. Incognito pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of disorderly conduct stemming from his arrest last August, so he may still be subject to some league discipline if he signs with a team. And that, per Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network (via Twitter), may be the only obstacle to getting a deal done. Pelissero hears that there is mutual interest, and that Incognito is in great shape.
11:19am: The Raiders will work out free agent guard Richie Incognito on Monday, sources tell Mike Garafolo of NFL.com (on Twitter). The veteran was out of football last year out of a string of bizarre incidents, but he apparently wants to play again.
Last year, Incognito agreed to a pay cut with the Bills only to “retire” for a short time and force his release from Buffalo. Days after his release, Florida cops placed Incognito in a mental hospital after he hurled weights at a gym and told officers that the government is spying on him. Incognito claimed that he drew interest even after that event, but as far as we know, his Oakland workout marks his only real inquiry in the last calendar year.
On the plus side, Garafolo hears that Incognito is feeling well “in all aspects.” If he’s healthy – both mentally and physically – Incognito could factor into the Raiders’ starting left guard competition following the trade of Kelechi Osemele to the Jets. The Raiders say that Gabe Jackson will remain on the right side, which currently leaves Denzelle Good as the leader in the clubhouse at LG.
In 2017, Incognito graded out as the 12th best guard in the NFL, per Pro Football Focus. He ranked seventh amongst all guards in 2016 and second in ’15, making him the Bills’ top-rated offensive lineman in that three year period.
he’s still around?
I knew he played after that whole ordeal with Johnathan Martin. Honestly, didn’t know he stuck around this long though.
even back then when i knew fairly little about the goings on in the NFL i heard enough to know this guy was a chump. shows that he probably had no buissness doing so.
Please get him and Lynch together for Hard Knocks. That would be epic material.
it would but Lynch retired last week
It would be the Raiders, wouldn’t it? “Give us your tired, your poor, your league outcasts and track sprinters yearning to breathe free…”
They swung and missed on many, but they’ve hit on some too. Richie’s got problems but he can play. Hopefully the structure is there to deal with his issues.
I agree with you in all counts. I’ve never liked Incognito, even before the Johnathan Martin saga and last year’s odd behavior, but the guy could play, and maybe still can. And the Raiders have struck occasional gold from among all of the misfits they’ve taken a chance on over the years.
LOL this is gonna be a hell of a season down in Oakland.
Raiders to work out mystery OL player INCOGNITO !
Incognito, Burfect and Brown. Yikes
New reality show 2 thugs and a diva
Which one are the thugs…one threw furnitur off a balcony?
Incognito and Burfict are the thugs, moron. Brown has never done anything but act like a diva. Burfict and Richie are the exact opposite. They’ve acted like nothing but douches their entire careers.
What could possibly go wrong?
Total Thug
Roid rage…
Ever since college thug roid monkey
Sadly sounds like Roids have taken over for awhile now. This guy needs to get help from the NFL.
I like the idea of collecting outcasts and all, and have no problem giving people second chances, but this dude might be too far gone. The draft impressed me with a trend towards tough guys, not dirty players.
Loser
Must be trying to get the Hard Knocks force over the Giants.
Horrible character but he’s a pro bowl talent on the field
Just more evidence that Goodell and the NFL are merely paying lip service to the problem of CTE despite their public rhetoric.
It’s not CTE with Richie it’s an anger issue and being enabled by his family to act like a jerk. The wheels came off at Nebraska when Solich got fired. He gathered it back up but they’ve come off again because he’s only ever partially been held accountable. The guy is worth a chance because in Oakland he may not be the baddest dude in the locker room.
Exactly he’s been a roided up thug his whole life
I hate people using cte as a crutch for bad behavior
CTE does not discriminate on the basis of how good or bad a person acts. Incognito shows all the textbook signs of an athlete who has had damage done to their brain as a result of recurring trauma.
Pathetic you say cte for everything. He was a thug since he was a kid.
It wouldn’t matter if Incognito was an altar boy. If a person suffers blows to the head repeatedly over many seasons as he has the inevitable result is going to be damage to the brain.
A couple of relevant articles for those who are skeptical about the impact of CTE…
link to cnn.com
link to nbcnews.com
Raiders shouldn’t be worried about him passing a physical, they should be worried about him passing a mental
Lmao
You win.
It was said he left town wearing a disguise….
Once they sign Richie they’ll bring back Barrett Robbins, what a dangerous duo they’ll be…
If it’s a mental health issue I hope he gets the care he needs. An extensive brain scan might not be a bad idea either.