In Vontaze Burfict, NFL picks on its scariest yet safest target
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If the NFL is using a fall guy to drive home the importance of a new officiating emphasis, it certainly picked the safest one. While some analysts and fans have taken issue with the length of the latest suspension handed down to Vontaze Burfict, few would argIn Vontaze Burfict, NFL picks on its scariest yet safest target
If the NFL is using a fall guy to drive home the importance of a new officiating emphasis, it certainly picked the safest one. While some analysts and fans have taken issue with the length of the latest suspension handed down to Vontaze Burfict, few would argue that he isn’t a player who has needed to be reined in. Burfict was suspended for the first three games of the 2016 season following an illegal head shot on Steelers receiver Antonio Brown during the previous season’s playoffs. Brown was concussed and missed the following week’s game, in which Pittsburgh was eliminated by Denver. When issuing the suspension, the NFL stressed that the three-game suspension wasn’t for the Brown hit alone. Rather, the league cited “repeated” violations of player safety rules, including four instances of Burfict being fined for illegal hits in the 2015 season alone. According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, Burfict has been fined $805,400 in his first five seasons in the NFL. Not all of that is for dangerous Read more