Richie Incognito Calls Mike Zimmer 'F--king Liar' for Denying Vikings Rumors

Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer denied reports the team is considering signing free-agent offensive guard Richie Incognito.  

"No interest and totally false. Tweet that," Zimmer said to reporters Tuesday, per the Star Tribune's Ben Goessling.

Incognito responded to the comments on Twitter, calling Zimmer a "f--king liar" (warning: link contains profanity). He included screenshots he said were from a conversation with Tony Sparano, who was the Vikings' offensive line coach before his death on July 22:

Incognito played for Sparano in 2010 and 2011 when Sparano was head coach of the Miami Dolphins.

He told TMZ Sports last month he had received calls from both the Vikings and Seattle Seahawks.

Matthew Coller of 1500 ESPN in Saint Paul, Minnesota, speculated the Vikings may have made contact with Incognito earlier in the offseason but didn't take things further than that:

Incognito spent the past three years with the Buffalo Bills, where he was a Pro Bowler in each season.

The NFL Players Association announced in April the 35-year-old planned on retiring. However, he tweeted days later at the Bills' official public relations account to say he'd be reporting to the team's offseason program.

Incognito then asked the Bills to release him from his contract, which the team granted in May.

TMZ Sports reported in May authorities placed Incognito on an involuntary psychiatric hold after he allegedly threw a dumbbell at somebody while working out at a gym in Florida.

Incognito sent a message to the Associated Press' John Wawrow in June to say he had been released from the hospital and was back in Phoenix to train in hopes of continuing his career in the NFL.