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Incognito Denies Bullying Incident; Says Funeral Home Arrest Fueled By Drugs, Alcohol

Oakland Raiders guard Richie Incognito denied that he ever bullied Jonathan Martin when both were members of the Miami Dolphins and says his 2018 arrest at an Arizona funeral home was fueled by drugs and alcohol.

In an interview that aired on "HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel," Incognito took issue with being blamed for Martin not playing in the NFL and the league investigators who came to interview me afterward.

"I did not drive him out of the league," he said. "I believe his mental health issues and his demons in his past drove him out of the league.