Well, Dolphins tackle Jake Long is heading to St. Louis, having agreed to a deal with the Rams on Sunday. The move ended an epic twitter effort from Dolphins guard Richie Incognito to keep his best buddy in town. How close are Long and Incognito? Maybe this video will start to explain it:
Incognito created #bringjakehome and the word quickly spread on Twitter, as first reported by Pro Football Talk. It started simple:
Then it grew:
#bringjakehome — Richie incognito (@68INCOGNITO) March 15, 2013
Then it grew some more:
Yooo @danieltosh Check out our grassroots effort to keep Jake Long w / @miamidolphins #bringjakehome — Richie incognito (@68INCOGNITO) March 16, 2013
Then it started to ... well:
Dear jake, u complete meRichard;)#bringjakehome — Richie incognito (@68INCOGNITO) March 16, 2013
And then ...
I miss us #bringhomejake twitter.com/68INCOGNITO/st… — Richie incognito (@68INCOGNITO) March 16, 2013
Aaaaaaaaaand then ....
Who else will dress up with u on Halloween jake? #nobody #LEFTGUARDLOVE#brotherlylove twitter.com/68INCOGNITO/st… — Richie incognito (@68INCOGNITO) March 16, 2013
Oh, wow:
Here's a jam to keep us believing! Journey-Dont Stop Believing#bringjakehome youtu.be/PBEXSiFzOfU — Richie incognito (@68INCOGNITO) March 17, 2013
And then for good measure:
While I'm at it.Might as well throw out a #MERICA #bringjakehome — Richie incognito (@68INCOGNITO) March 17, 2013
But alas, it wasn't to be. Long is moving to St. Louis, but we at Laces Out salute Incognito for his herculean effort. The latter took to Twitter to concede an honorable defeat.
Just woke up on the West Coast to the news!!Jake is still my brother and I support him 100% in his decision to join the Rams. — Richie incognito (@68INCOGNITO) March 18, 2013
Then he said:
We tried our best with #bringjakehome Thanks to everyone from all over the World who helped support the cause!! — Richie incognito (@68INCOGNITO) March 18, 2013
And then:
I've got nothing but LOVE for Jake! The Rams just got themselves one hell of a leader! Not to mention the toughest dude I know #bestofluck — Richie incognito (@68INCOGNITO) March 18, 2013
And because life goes on, Incongnito wrapped it up with this:
#FINSUP Headed to work out!! Time to shift focus to DOMINATING #BMS — Richie incognito (@68INCOGNITO) March 18, 2013
