Topic: Richie Incognito

Richard Dominick Incognito, Jr., (born July 5, 1983 in Englewood, New Jersey) is an offensive lineman for the St. Louis Rams in the National Football League. Incognito was an All-Big 12 selection as a sophomore at the University of Nebraska in 2003 and was drafted by the Rams in the third round as the 81st overall pick of the 2005 NFL Draft.

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, and was named the best lineman in the state, and the Frank Kush Award, also representing the best offensive lineman in Arizona. He earned First-team All-State honors on offense from the Arizona Republic.

Incognito was shifted to center during preseason camp in 2004. However, a series of off-field incidents reached a point before the 2004 season where the coaching staff suspended Incognito. Soon after, he left the school and enrolled at the University of Oregon in late September, but under NCAA transfer rules, he was ineligible to play. In 2003 he was First-team All-Big 12 selection by the Associated Press and started 13 games at left tackle. 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 2001 he reshirted.