Football fans, have you ever wondered what NFL legend Richie Incognito’s dream team-up would be? The ex-Las Vegas Raiders star revealed a unique interest on The Rush With Maxx Crosby podcast. The right guard shared his strong desire to play with the famous Antonio “AB” Brown, who has become one of the greatest critics in sports. He shared how he was this close to his dreams coming true, a moment that many fans were eagerly anticipating. However, the stars didn’t align, leaving Incognito’s wish unfulfilled.

Despite Brown’s dramatic exit from the Raiders, Incognito’s disappointment is palpable. The memory of September 7, 2019, is still fresh in the minds of Raiders fans!

Brown’s impact on Incognito has had a lasting effect

It’s reunion time for ex-Raiders’ Incognito. All that the podcast host and defensive end Crosby thought was the guard talking about his good times with the Raiders. But interestingly, their conversation embarked on an exciting path. While talking about who was No. 1 in his time, Incognito mentioned the wide receiver’s name, Tyrell Williams. It was then Crosby who dropped in Brown’s name. And BOOM! Incognito got excited and confessed that playing by AB’s side had always been his dream. “God I wanted him to play so bad. They had his locker next to mine and I’m like dude we just got to get through the season man,” Incognito confessed with full passion. 

The former Raiders guard could not help but obsess that if Brown’s timeline matched the other program titans, Las Vegas would have turned out to be invincible. As Incognito pointed out, “Bro if we would have had him and Hunter [Renfrow] and [Darren] Waller and [Foster] Maro and Tyrell. I mean bro we would have been f*cking dangerous.” Brown’s influence on Incognito has been so strong that he refuses to care about the former wide receiver’s drama-filled exit.   

The saga of Brown’s departure from Las Vegas

Brown was traded by the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Raiders in the 2019 NFL Draft in exchange for third- and fifth-round picks. His tension with the program started in August 2019, when the four-time All-Pro was forced to find a new helmet, which led Brown to threaten his retirement. A few days later, the general manager, Mike Mayock, publicly called for Brown after he missed practice. Meanwhile, the wide receiver lost his second helmet grievance. While he settled on a helmet for the season, he posted a photo of his fines for missed practices on Instagram.

The total amount was $54,000, accompanied by a notice showing he was fined $13,950 for missing Oakland’s walk-through and $40,000 for missing training camp. This was enough for Brown to charge Mayock as he unloaded several “cuss words.” On September 7, he asked for a release from the Raiders in an Instagram post.

Even though Las Vegas released Antonio Brown within hours of his IG post, they fined him $215,073.53 for conduct detrimental to the team and voided his contract’s $29.125 million worth of guaranteed money. Not even for once did Brown allow himself to be affected by the setback. On the day of his release, he signed with the New England Patriots, earning him $15 million for his one-year deal.