Bills G Richie Incognito recently took part in a live chat on Buffalo's Facebook page. Find out what we learned.
Bills guard Richie Incognito recently held a live chat on the team's Facebook page, and here’s some of what we learned:
1. He and Eric Wood are still BFF's
Richie’s close relationship with <a href="http://www.dolphinsjerseyofficial.com/shop-by-players-97-jordan-phillips-jersey-c-1_48.html">http://www.dolphinsjerseyofficial.com/shop-by-players-97-jordan-phillips-jersey-c-1_48.html</a> Center Eric Wood is nothing new to Bills fans. You may have seen the epic hype video they collaborated on when UFC came to Buffalo earlier this month:
One of the more contentious on-screen moments came when Eric insulted Richie’s flexibility.
“When you get in an argument with your best friend, you know where the jugular is, you know where the soft points are.” Richie explained. “So I went right for the jugular. I went right for the curly hair, and he made a comment, you know, I can’t touch my toes, and that deeply offends me, because I’m a pretty flexible dude.”
Even though he was highly offended by Eric’s comments, Richie was still able to enjoy himself at UFC event at KeyBank Center with Wood and some of their other Bills teammates on April 8th.
“We loved it,” Richie said. “To be involved in something like UFC in the city of Buffalo is really great. It’s great exposure for them, it’s great exposure for the city of Buffalo. It was a really cool deal that we got to be a part of.”
2. He truly values his flexibility
To prove his best friend wrong, Richie<a href="http://www.newpatriotssale.com/nfl-new-england-patriots-replica-malcolm-mitchell-jersey-19-for-sale.html">http://www.newpatriotssale.com/nfl-new-england-patriots-replica-malcolm-mitchell-jersey-19-for-sale.html</a> demonstrated on Facebook that he can bend down and not only touch his toes while keeping his legs straight, but also place his entire palms flat on the turf. (watch around the 6:50 mark to see for yourself) He credits his high school football coach, who was also the school’s track coach, for inspiring his passion for staying flexible.
“It’s cool to be flexible. It’s good for you.” Richie says. “I tell young guys in the locker room, if you want to be flexible, if you want to be more explosive, stretch before bed. Stretch when you wake up. Stretch all the time.”
3. He can eat 30-40 wings in one sitting and bench press 500 pounds
While these facts are likely unrelated, they are equally impressive. Richie recently estimated that he can eat 3-4 dozen wings in a sitting, as long as they are coated in a medium sauce. “Not too spicy,” he says. As for the bench press, Richie<a href="http://www.officialbengalssales.com/shop-by-players-brandon-thompson-jersey-c-1_11.html">Brandon Thompson Youth Jersey</a> remembers his personal 500-pound record fondly. “I did it a couple years ago, in Saint Louis, and that was my heaviest ever.”
4. He likes EDM...and anything with a good jam
Wondering what’s on Richie’s iTunes? “I like EDM, alternative rock… Kings of Leon is one of my favorite bands, Tiesto. If it’s got a good jam, and carries a good tune I like it.” And although Richie says his offseason was “boring,” he did make it to a Blink 182 concert.
5. He would love to play defense
Richie played on both sides of the ball in high school, but ultimately decided he liked being the guy who blocks people rather than the one avoiding blocks. But ask him now, and he sounds open and interested to trying it again.
“I play offense with a defensive mentality,” Richie said. “It’s a different world, obviously. There’s a lot of preparation that goes into it, so it’s tough to go both ways. But I’d love to do it.”
6. He considers becoming a Bill in 2015 the best moment of his career so far
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“From that point forward, I’ve just been trying to repay them with hard work and effort. It’s one of those things where I am just thankful every day to be part of this organization and to be back playing football.”
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