Update: Richie Incognito Files Grievance Against Miami Dolphins

Eleven days after Richie Incognito was suspended for conduct detrimental to the club, the veteran guard has filed a non-injury grievance against the Miami Dolphins and is seeking an expedited appeal, a person with knowledge of the situation told USA TODAY Sports.

 

 

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The date of the appeals hearing is up to the arbitrator, according to the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly on the matter.

Article 43, Section 4 of the collective bargaining agreement says an expedited hearing would be held within seven days of the grievance being filed and the NFL and players union “will engage in good faith efforts” to hear the grievance before the team’s next scheduled game.

Given the timing of Incognito’s grievance, it seems unlikely the grievance would be heard before Sunday’s game against the San Diego Chargers. The Dolphins’ next game after that is Nov. 24 against the Carolina Panthers.

Incognito, 30, was suspended Nov. 3 after representatives for teammate Jonathan Martin presented evidence to the team of alleged harassment. Martin, 24, is scheduled to meet Friday with Ted Wells, a criminal attorney hired by the NFL to investigate the Dolphins situation.

With a base salary of $4 million, Incognito is losing $235,294 for each game week he’s suspended. The CBA states a player can be suspended a maximum of four games for detrimental conduct plus an additional week’s paycheck, setting his maximum loss at $1,176,470.

If Incognito’s grievance fails to get him reinstated, the Dolphins would have until Dec. 2 — the day after their fourth game since he was suspended — to either reinstate Incognito or cut him.

Martin remains on the active roster and is being paid but hasn’t been with the team since Oct. 28, when he left the facility after a cafeteria prank.