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Posted On Jan 15 2016
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Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict has been given a three-game suspension for repeated violations of player safety rules by the NFL.
The news comes after his hit on Steelers receiver Antonio Brown in the wild-card playoff game.
“I definitely felt like I was shortening up my motion up a little bit, which is why we threw some screens, and couldn’t really get the ball down the field”, Roethlisberger said. He will be cleared.
Cincinnati Bengals inside linebacker Vontaze Burfict has been suspended for the first three games of the 2016 National Football League schedule, according to an official statement from the NFL.
While a guest on The Dan Patrick Show on Monday, Jones explained the fallout and his altercation with Porter and went on to claim Brown faked an injury after the hit by Burfict. Burfict had already been fined $69,454 on December 18 for a low hit on Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger and two other infractions in the Steelers 33-20 victory in Week 14.
Before the suspension was announced on Monday night, Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said that Burfict didn’t “go over the edge” with his hit against Brown. Roethlisberger said he had an MRI exam on his throwing shoulder after he was injured on a sack by Burfict on the final play of the third quarter, a legal tackle.
If he doesn’t pass the test, if he’s still having headaches or dizziness and still looks bad, then the evaluator will not let him play.
Over the last couple of days, we’ve heard confilcting reports regarding Antonio Brown’s availability for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Divisional Round playoff match in Denver this week. He and Adam Jones cost the Bengals dearly with penalties late in the game.
“To me Joey Porter just doesn’t have a lot of class and as a coach there’s a different standard”.
“See what I can do”, Roethlisberger said. I said what I said after the game. “But I still don’t believe I should have got a flag for talking to a coach that’s on the field behind the huddle”.
