Burfict Ejected - (update) Now suspended for rest of season

[Nichelle]

He should miss even more games.

https://twitter.com/ComplexSports/status...49344?s=20

[Guest]

Don't think should even be in the league.  Onecof the dirtiest players ever.

[Guest]

Yes I'd be okay with him missing *all* of the games.

[Guest]

4+ million in fines...remember, the league is concerned with player safety...

Goodell is an absolute joke.

[Guest]

@Nichelle said:
Yes I'd be okay with him missing *all* of the games.

Same here. Burfict is a royal dirtbag. 

[Guest]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001...-of-season



Vontaze Burfict's latest on-field incident will cost him the rest of the season.
The Oakland Raiders linebacker has been suspended for the rest of the season following his helmet-to-helmet hit on Indianapolis Colts tight end Jack Doyle, the league announced Monday.
Burfict was ejected from the Raiders' 31-24 win over the Colts for lowering the helmet to make contact on the hit early in the second quarter.
NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Burfict will appeal his suspension.

The suspension marks the longest punishment ever handed down for an on-field act in NFL history. Given Burfict's reputation as a repeat violator of player safety rules, a lengthy ban shouldn't come as a surprise.
NFL VP of football operations Jon Runyan said in a league release that Burfict was suspended for lowering his head to initiate and make contact with his helmet against an opponent.
"There were no mitigating circumstances on this play," Runyan said in his letter to Burfict. "Your contact was unnecessary, flagrant and should have been avoided. For your actions, you were penalized and disqualified from the game.
"Following each of your previous rule violations, you were warned by me and each of the jointly-appointed appeal officers that future violations would result in escalated accountability measures. However, you have continued to flagrantly abuse rules designated to protect yourself and your opponents from unnecessary risk."
"Your extensive history of rules violations is factored into this decision regarding accountability measures."
The suspension is Burfict's fourth during his NFL career, and the third time he's been hit with a ban for on-field incidents. In 2016, Burfict was suspended three games for multiple violations of player safety rules. In 2017, the linebacker was suspended five games for a hit to a defenseless player, which was reduced to three games upon appeal. In 2018, Burfict missed four games for violation of the NFL's PED policy. The linebacker has also been slapped with multiple fines for illegal hits throughout his career.
Long viewed as one of the dirtiest players in the NFL during his seven seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, Burfict often toed the line between tough and out-of-line. The Raiders signed the 29-year-old this offseason to add toughness to Paul Guenther's defense -- Burfict played under the DC for several years in Cincy. Burfict received rave reviews from the coaching staff and was eventually made a team captain.
Less than a month into the season, Burfict's play once again crossed the line and earned him a lengthy ban this time around.

[Guest]

Just a week after what appeared to be him punching at Cook after missing a tackle.  I was surprised to not see any mention of that on tv conversations of the game afterward.

[Guest]

He was laughing and blowing kisses to the Indy fans as he was running off the field.  He shouldn't be allowed near an NFL facility for the rest of his playing days.

[Guest]

Should have been banned for life years ago.  Absolute punk.