Richie Incognito isn't just planning a comeback — he also feels he can clear his name.
The Dolphins offensive lineman, who was suspended in November for the alleged bullying of teammate Jonathan Martin, plans to return to the NFL as a free agent next season, according to Fox News, who spoke to people close to Incognito.
Incognito has hired a high-powered public relations firm, Sitrick & Co., to fight back against the bullying charge alleged by Martin. His attorneys have given the NFL information that paints Martin as a "troubled player" who made "inflammatory and vulgar comments" via text messages to Incognito.
Ted Wells, who is investigating the matter for the league, has all but wrapped up the probe, people with direct knowledge of the investigation told Fox News.
Wells is expected to release his findings after the Super Bowl. One snag holding up the release is said to be evidence that apparently exonerates Incognito, as it points to two friends who engaged in "crude locker room banter over a period of many months."
Incognito's lawyers also are claiming Martin only accused Incognito of bullying after it appeared Martin would be losing his starting job as the team's left tackle."
"The coarse and unacceptable comments and text messages that were sent to Jonathan Martin were of the same poor taste as those sent by him," Mark Schamel, one of Incognito's attorneys, told the network. "All of these communications were provided to Ted Wells and the NFL investigation. What they show is banter between friends, not bullying.
"Martin sent text messages to Incognito which included threats to send someone over to Incognito's home with a 'tranquilizer gun and sandpaper condoms' to homosexually rape him. Martin sent another that said he would 'kill [Richie's] whole family.' There was another where Martin indicated he would ejaculate in Richie's face."
Martin's lawyer, David Cornwell, declined to comment to Fox and Martin's spokesman, Ann Marchant, told the network Wells and the NFL "have the entire series of texts and it's more accurate to look at all of them," while acknowledging that though Martin made crude comments to Incognito, it was in the context of trying "to be a friend to Richie and to fit in" with the team.
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