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Bills’ Guard Richie Incognito Discusses “Humbling” Time Away from Football

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Getty Incognito?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1428417106166NFL via Getty Images(ORCHARD PARK, N.Y.) — Now back in the NFL after more than a year away from football, Buffalo Bills guard Richie Incognito is grateful for the chance to be back in the league.

Incognito spent a season and a half away from the NFL after he was the central figure in a bullying scandal with offensive lineman Jonathan Martin when they were both members of the Miami Dolphins.

He wound up being released from the Dolphins as a result of the incident, and spent last year unsigned by any team.

“It was definitely difficult sitting out, knowing I could still play, knowing I had talent to contribute,” Incognito said Monday. “It was a learning process. At first there was a lot of frustration: ‘Why am I not signed? Why am I not on a team?’ It was a time for inner reflection. Kind of a time for growth.

“There were some dark days where I didn’t think I was ever going to play again,” he said. “It really just kind of fueled me to work harder. … [It] kind of forced me to go back and really look at things and say, ‘Is this still important to you? Is this still what you want?’ And the answer was always a resounding yes.”

Incognito was a Pro Bowler back in 2012.


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