NFL investigating Richie Incognito's alleged racial slur against Jaguars player
Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Yannick Ngakoue has accused Buffalo Bills guard Richie Incognito of using a racial slur in Sunday’s AFC wild card game in Jacksonville.
In a tweet posted Sunday night, Ngakoue didn’t mention Incognito by name, but made a reference to a player who wears No. 64, which is Incognito’s jersey number.
https://twitter.com/YannGetSacks91/status/950189563829542912
Ngakoue did not specify what Incognito allegedly said or when he allegedly said it.
In the second quarter of Sunday’s game, Ngakoue was flagged for a personal foul for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Bills quarterback Tyrod Taylor at the end of a play in which Taylor scrambled nine yards for a first down.
An NFL spokesman said Monday the league will investigate Ngakoue’s allegation.
“We will look into this,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told ProFootballTalk.com.
Dion Dawkins, an offensive tackle for the Bills, went on Twitter late Sunday night to dispute Ngakoue’s allegation.
Just for the world to know, everyone always tryna put some bad thing on @68INCOGNITO i was next to my guy the entire game and the entire season and believe me, if he was saying some racist stuff I would have been the first to let him know that was out of line. Cut The BS
— Dion Dawkins (@DDawkins66) January 8, 2018
Incognito is a familiar name when it comes to NFL controversies. He was suspended the final eight games of the 2013 season by the Dolphins for “conduct detrimental to the team.” An NFL investigation claimed Incognito was guilty of “a pattern of harassment” toward teammate Jonathan Martin that included racial slurs and taunts.
1: Richie Incognito left this VM for Jonathan Martin in April 2013: "Hey, wassup, you half n—– piece of (expletive)…
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 4, 2013
3. Incognito VM to Martin: "(I'm going to) slap your (expletive) mouth. (I'm going to) slap your real mother across the face (laughter).
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) November 4, 2013
Martin left the Dolphins because of the harassment and was eventually traded to San Francisco. He played one season with the 49ers but retired before the 2015 season.
Incognito never played another down with the Dolphins. He sat out the entire 2014 season before signing with Buffalo — his second stint with the team — before the 2015 season.
The NFL has taken a more aggressive stance against any player who is heard using a racial slur during games.
In 2014, San Francisco’s Colin Kaepernick was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct and fined more than $11,000 after an official claimed he heard Kaepernick use a racial slur during a game.
Kaepernick appealed the fine and had it reduced by half after the officer hearing the appeal said he didn’t believe what Kaepernick said amounted to a slur.
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