That sound you hear in the distance could be the evaporation of any team’s potential interest in Richie Incognito.
While trudging through the 144-page Ted Wells report (here’s a tip -- start at the bottom and work your way up), I found at page 133 a significant text-message exchange between Dolphins guard Richie Incognito and Dolphins center Mike Pouncey.
It happened after reports surfaced that Dolphins tackle Jonathan Martin was bullied and harassed primarily by Incognito, and after Incognito had reached out to Martin and expressed support for him.
Here’s the exchange, with the profane language sanitized:
Incognito: F--k Jmart That f---t is never back
Pouncey: Bro I said the same thing I can’t even look at him the same he’s a pussy
Incognito: My agent just said if we held mandatory strip club meetings Jmart is f--king ratting on everyone
Pouncey: Lol wow are you serious he is a f--k boy
Pouncey: He’s not welcome back bro I can’t be around that f--king guy
Incognito: F--k that guy if Ur not with [u]s Ur against us
Pouncey: No question bro he’s a coward for snitching
Incognito: Snitches get stiches Blood in blood out F--king guy
Pouncey: He’s dead to me
So while the text messages exchanged between Incognito and Martin -- which Incognito admitted to Wells had been promptly leaking to Jeff Darlington of NFL Network -- painted one picture about their relationship, the text messages exchanged by and between Incognito and Pouncey show a more troubling truth.
The two men held a grudge against Martin for being a “snitch,” and they discussed (if not planned) to retaliate against him in some way.Which won’t be good for Incognito or Pouncey.