Richie Incognito is waiting on the Ted Wells report on the Miami Dolphins situation and as that goes on, he likely knows he is done with the team and that opens up a number of possibilities, including him signing as a free agent with teams like the Dallas Cowboys, Seattle Seahawks, New York Giants, Oakland Raiders or New York Jets for next season.
Many players, including Steelers safety Ryan Clark, has said that they would want a player like Incognito on their team. From a bit farther back, Miami Dolphins offensive lineman Richie Incognito has been the center of attention regarding the harassment and bullying accusations involving fellow lineman Jonathan Martin and while the incidents are being investigated, it may follow a pattern of behavior for Incognito, as he was seen on HBO's "Hard Knocks" in 2012 in a video pranking rookie tight end Michael Egnew and now Incognito is suspended for conduct detrimental to the team.
The video, which was posted in a story on Desdspin.com about the harassment incident with Incognito and Martin, shows the offensive lineman pranking one of his teammates and while he isn't openly hostile towards the rookie Egnew, there is a stark directness in the way he speaks to him. Almost like what he is saying doesn't really matter at all, that whatever he did to Egnew was not anything serious, even though he changed the password on his iPad, changed his status on Facebook and also made a derogatory comment about his fiance. While Incognito looks at this like it's nothing, some other people could take it the wrong way and this is interesting to look at in the context of Martin, as Incognito says what he says to Egnew with a sense of rude accomplishment and that could eventually mean some trouble.
According to ESPN.com, Adam Schefter reported that Incognito is being looked at as one of the main aggressors in the issues involving Martin and while the lineman took two Twitter to refute the story, the NFL now will handle the investigation into the issues. Martin and his representatives have filed an official complaint about harassment and now the team and the league will have to deal with that. According to Pro Football Talk, the NFLPA isn't handling the incident, as they may have to defend a player after discipline is handed out by the league and that could happen after the investigation.
Reports from Deadspin, Twitter and the Miami Herald have some issues with the Dolphins as their rookies as not an isolated incident, as a report conveyed that the veterans on the team recently put a $30,000 check for dinner on the rookies. This is a common practice in the NFL among many teams and while it is seemingly harmless, clearly when looked through with the context of the Martin issues, it looks pretty bad. Check the video for yourself.
