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  • Bengals Undrafted Free Agent Tracker 2024
    • Bengals Undrafted Free Agent Tracker 2024
    Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Keep track here to see who the Bengals land after the 2024 NFL Draft concludes. As the 2024 NFL Draft closes, the Cincinnati Bengals, like every other team in the league, will be busy scrambling for the very talented players who did not receive a call from a head coach or GM during the draft week. Front offices will be busy calling agents of players they like and...2024
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  • 5 things about the Pro Bowl players Cowboys defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer has developed
    • 5 things about the Pro Bowl players Cowboys defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer has developed
    Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports There’s a good list of defensive stars that Mike Zimmer has created over the years, but what do they have in common? Mike Zimmer will take over as the defensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys in 2024. The coach has a good résumé when it comes to developing talent throughout his time with the Cowboys, the Cincinnati Bengals, and the Minnesota Vikings. I...2024
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  • PFWA names Trey Hendrickson the 2023 Cincinnati Bengals MVP
    • PFWA names Trey Hendrickson the 2023 Cincinnati Bengals MVP
    Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK Since joining the Bengals as an unrestricted free agent in 2021, Trey Hendrickson’s 39.5 total sacks are the fifth most in the NFL. The Cincinnati Chapter of the Pro Football Writers of America has named Trey Hendrickson the 2023 Cincinnati Bengals MVP. Hendrickson, who recently was named to his third career Pro Bowl, won the award with the ma...2024
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  • Former Houston Texans’ defensive back Kareem Jackson suspended four games
    • Former Houston Texans’ defensive back Kareem Jackson suspended four games
    Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports How would this sort of behavior play out with DeMeco Ryans? Once upon a time, the Houston Texans selected Kareem Jackson, cornerback from Alabama, in the NFL Draft. Jackson would go on to start 124 games for the Texans before the former regime let him walk away in free agency. While Jackson was never really one to carry the “dirty player” tag, it seems he mig...2023
  • Former Houston Texans’ defensive back Kareem Jackson suspended for 4 games
    • Former Houston Texans’ defensive back Kareem Jackson suspended for 4 games
    Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports How would this sort of behavior play out with Demeco Ryans? Once upon a time, the Houston Texans selected Kareem Jackson, cornerback from Alabama, in the NFL Draft. Jackson would go on to start 124 games for the Texans before the former regime let him walk away in free agency. While Jackson was never really one to carry the “dirty player” tag, it seems he mig...2023
  • Sights and sounds from Chad Johnson and Boomer Esiason joining Bengals Ring of Honor
    • Sights and sounds from Chad Johnson and Boomer Esiason joining Bengals Ring of Honor
    Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK A ceremony fit for two absolute legends. On a beautiful night in Cincinnati, two legends were inducted into the Bengals Ring of Honor. Quarterback Boomer Esiason, the 1988 NFL MVP, and receiver Chad Johnson, a four-time All Pro, were given official recognition for their amazing achievements in the Queen City. Legends pic.twitter.com/sfW...2023

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Vontaze Burfict injury and suspension

  • • Former Houston Texans’ defensive back Kareem Jackson suspended four games
    2023
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  • • Former Houston Texans’ defensive back Kareem Jackson suspended for 4 games
    2023
  • Vontaze Burfict on Nick Chubb injury: “You don’t go for a dude’s knee”
    • Vontaze Burfict on Nick Chubb injury: “You don’t go for a dude’s knee”
    Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports The former Bengals linebacker recently shared his philosophy for tackling. Former Cincinnati Bengals Pro Bowl linebacker Vontaze Burfict may have been criticized for his play style, but he actually feels strongly about the fundamentals of tackling. “I couldn’t go for an offensive receiver’s knees,” he said. “I couldn’t do it. I’d rather just man up and hi...2023
  • • Sometimes penny stocks have more value than blue chip stocks
    Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Sometimes undrafted players are undermined and undervalued and come out higher than drafted players. Sometimes your smaller, undervalued, undermined penny stocks turn out to better than your bigger, well-known, overvalued blue chip stocks. Sometimes the same things happen with professional athletes. You have your popular, big-name players getting drafted ...2023
  • • Bengals News (5/16): Le’Veon Bell wants to box Vontaze Burfict
    Photo by John Grieshop/Getty Images Le’Veon Bell wants some revenge for something from eight years ago. Le'Veon Bell wants payback against Vontaze Burfict for 2015 injuryThe reputation of former Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict has been well-earned. Burfict became a centerpiece of Cincinnati's defense in the early 2010s, only to be ostracized from the league after his career t...2023
  • • The NFL’s gambling problem is their latest hypocritical mess
    Photo by David Becker/Getty Images The NFL rightfully suspended Jameson Williams and other Lions players for sports betting. But that doesn’t excuse the hypocrisy spewed by the league. Do as I say, not as I do. It should very well be the new mantra of the National Football League. The NFL has tried its best to defend its brand integrity and uphold its platform as one of the kings of enter...2023
  • • Vontaze Burfict wants to continue NFL career, vows to change his play on the field
    Burfict will be a free agent next week after his suspension was lifted in December...2020
  • • Vontaze Burfict: There’s a way you can change
    Vontaze Burfict wants to play in 2020 after being suspended for the final 12 games of last season for a hit on Colts tight end Jack Doyle and getting that chance will take a team believing he can be effective while playing within the rules of the game. Burfict, who played for the Raiders last [more]...2020
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  • • Agent: Vontaze Burfict working to clean up game to conform to NFL rules
    Oft-suspended linebacker Vontaze Burfict is working this offseason to adapt his play to fit modern NFL rules on player safety, his agent said.        ...2020
  • • Vontaze Burfict hopes to continue playing career in 2020 after his suspension was lifted by NFL
    Burfict was suspended for the final 12 games of the 2019 season for repeat violations of the player safety rules...2020

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  • 2024
    "Another player, Vontaze Burfict, wasn’t even drafted, but Zimmer turned him into an All-Pro in just his second year as he racked up 171 tackles in 2013."

  • 2023
    "On an unrelated note, in case you missed it, make sure to check out Pacman Jones’ recent interview with Vontaze Burfict."

  • 2021
    "Shannon Sharpe talks about Adam Jones and Vontaze Burfict being on the same defense in Cincinatti and some of Burfict's questionably dirty plays."

  • 2020
    "Vontaze Burfict wants to continue NFL career, vows to change his play on the field"

  • 2019
    "It seems like eons ago that troubled Oakland Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict was suspended for the remainder of the season."

  • 2018
    "The blindside block resembled the crushing blow that Steelers receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster put on Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict, which resulted in him getting hit with a one-gam"

  • 2017
    "JuJu Smith-Schuster injures Vontaze Burfict on blindside block and everyone is furious"

  • 2016
    "Mike Tomlin announced after the Steelers' wild card victory over Cincinnati that Antonio Brown was concussed on a late hit by Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict."

  • 2015
    "Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict isn't just dishing out punishing hits within the 100 yards of a football field."

  • 2014
    "The NFL has fined Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict $25,000 for twisting the ankles of the Panthers' Cam Newton and Greg Olsen, according to a source."

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Vontaze Burfict trade rumors, contract, salary rumors

  • • Bengals Undrafted Free Agent Tracker 2024
    2024
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  • • 5 things about the Pro Bowl players Cowboys defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer has developed
    2024
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  • • PFWA names Trey Hendrickson the 2023 Cincinnati Bengals MVP
    2024
  • • Sights and sounds from Chad Johnson and Boomer Esiason joining Bengals Ring of Honor
    2023
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  • • Sometimes penny stocks have more value than blue chip stocks
    2023
  • • Bengals News (5/17): Vontaze Burfict takes the high road with Le’Veon Bell
    Photo by John Grieshop/Getty Images Tez >>> Bell. Bengals News Le'Veon Bell wanted to box Vontaze Burfict. Ex-Bengal said let's golf"Why we lookin' to fight? Why not show everyone WE can change the narrative. Let's show the world WE can squash beef in other ways than boxing," Burfict posted on Instagram. Bell responded with a "lol sure bro." Quick Hits: Burrow Enters 2023, "Strong...2023
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  • • Bengals News (5/16): Le’Veon Bell wants to box Vontaze Burfict
    2023
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  • • The NFL’s gambling problem is their latest hypocritical mess
    2023
  • • Former Bengals WR Mohamed Sanu using his platform to give back to Sierra Leone
    Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports The former Bengals wide receiver and his mother have partnered with Develop Africa to build a new community center in Sierra Leone. There have been a lot of wide receivers that have worn orange and black stripes over the years. Some of their names will live on, like Chad Johnson, A.J. Green, and, hopefully, Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. Others will fade as ...2023
  • • Vontaze Burfict wants to continue NFL career, vows to change his play on the field
    2020

Vontaze Burfict stats and results

  • • 5 things about the Pro Bowl players Cowboys defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer has developed
    2024
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  • • The NFL’s gambling problem is their latest hypocritical mess
    2023
  • • Bengals could move on from troubled LB Vontaze Burfict
    No matter who new head coach Zac Taylor calls on to be his offensive coordinator, that side of the ball is going to see some sweeping changes for the Cincinnati Bengals. Under former head coach Marvin Lewis, Cincinnati gave up the third-most points in the NFL this past season. It’s a far cry from the once-dominating units the defensive-minded Lewis led. Among the primary issues was one of the leag...2019
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  • • Watch: Burfict gets away with dirty hit on Antonio Brown
    Early in the second half Sunday as the Pittsburgh Steelers battled the Cincinnati Bengals, Antonio Brown, already being dragged down by two defenders, took a cheap shot from, you guessed it, Vontaze Burfict. Burfict clearly was targeting Brown’s head here. No doubt, the league will take a close look at this hit, which did not result in a penalty on the field. It’s not the first time Burfict has go...2018
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  • • Chris Hogan levels Titans LB Wesley Woodyard with blindside block
    Patriots wide receiver Chris Hogan appeared to get away with an illegal blindside block in Saturday’s game against the Titans.It happened in the second quarter of the divisional-round game, when Tom Brady stepped up in the pocket to avoid the rush, and then checked it down to Dion Lewis. Hogan saw Titans linebacker Wesley Woodyard preparing to make contact with Lewis on a tackle attempt, so he too...2018
  • Week 15 Snap Judgments
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    2017
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  • • JuJu Smith-Schuster apologizes for blindside block on Burfict
    Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster has been the subject of much criticism regarding the illegal blindside block he put on Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict in Monday’s game.The incident in question happened in the fourth quarter of the AFC North matchup, when Smith-Schuster attempted to block for Le’Veon Bell, who was attempting to stretch a short pass into a sizeable gain to move the cha...2017
  • Week 10 Snap Judgments
    • Week 10 Snap Judgments
    Musings, observations and the occasional insight from a somewhat uneven Week 10 in the NFL…. * After enduring the past three frustrating seasons, New Orleans fans are eminently familiar with 7-win Saints teams. Just not ones that reach that particular checkpoint in mid-November, in Week 10. In yet another sign that this is not the same old Saints, New Orleans went into Buffalo and embarrassed the ...2017
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  • • DeAngelo Williams Comments on Vontaze Burfict's Playoff Hit on Antonio Brown
    2016
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  • • Antonio Brown Comments on Vontaze Burfict, Bengals, Concussion
    2016

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  • Vontaze Burfict: We had to stand up to the Steelers
    • Vontaze Burfict: We had to stand up to the Steelers
    Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images The former Bengals linebacker reflects on his time in Cincinnati. In a recent interview, All Pro linebacker Vontaze Burfict and All Pro returner Adam Pacman Jones explained how they helped change the culture under Marvin Lewis in Cincinnati. Part of that meant helping teammates overcome their fear of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Here’s what they said... Burf...2023
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  • • Bengals News (5/16): Le’Veon Bell wants to box Vontaze Burfict
    2023
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  • • The NFL’s gambling problem is their latest hypocritical mess
    2023
  • • Former Bengals WR Mohamed Sanu using his platform to give back to Sierra Leone
    2023
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  • • Week 15 Snap Judgments
    2017
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  • • Week 10 Snap Judgments
    2017
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  • Ben Roethlisberger: Vontaze Burfict was ‘talking nasty stuff’ in front of kids during coin toss
    • Ben Roethlisberger: Vontaze Burfict was ‘talking nasty stuff’ in front of kids during coin toss
    It’s only getting harder to like or defend Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict....2017
  • • View from Above: Putting aside any wounded pride
    Some observations surrounding the Patriots' recent picnicking in less-than-summerlike weather... Malcolm Butler is still hurt. No, he's not suffering from some unreported injury - at least not that anyone can tell.  But the Super Bowl XLIX hero may be having a hard time putting aside some injured feelings in the aftermath of the team bringing in Stephon Gilmore this off-season, at least from this ...2017
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  • • Snap Judgments: NFL Draft Rounds 2-3
    PHILADELPHIA - Musings, observations and the occasional insight as we take in the second and third rounds of the open-air 2017 NFL draft, from the Philadelphia Museum of Art... * After the unpredictability of Thursday night’s first round, a sense of the anticipated prevailed Friday night at the NFL draft. The Cincinnati Bengals selected Joe Mixon in the second round. Because of course they did. Mi...2017
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  • • Adam Jones: Antonio Brown should get an Academy Award
    There were plenty of big moments in Saturday night’s Steelers victory over the Bengals, but it’s hard to argue that Ben Roethlisberger’s pass to Antonio Brown late in the fourth quarter wasn’t the biggest of the game. Brown was hit in the head by Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict, drawing a penalty and staying down on…...2016
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Top Vontaze Burfict news

  • • Source: Burfict fined $25K for ankle twists
    2014
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  • • Antonio Brown diagnosed with concussion
    2016
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  • • Bengals Fans Boo Ben Roethlisberger, Throw Trash at Him as He's Carted Off
    2016
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  • • Vontaze Burfict Suspended for Hit on Antonio Brown: Latest Details and Reaction
    2016
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  • • Source: NFL to review claims against Burfict
    The NFL office will review allegations that Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict deliberately twisted the ankles of Carolina's Cam Newton and Greg Olsen during Sunday's game....2014
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  • • Vontaze Burfict Reportedly Facing Suspension for Hit on Antonio Brown
    2016
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  • • Disgraceful Bengals Loss in Ugly Playoff Could Cost Coach Marvin Lewis His Job
    2016
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  • • Steelers WR Antonio Brown Calls Bengals LB Vontaze Burfict 'An Idiot'
    2016
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Vontaze Burfict fantasy rankings and news

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  • • Andy Dalton Not Only Problem in Cincinnati, Bengals Defense Must Step Up
    2014
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  • • Lorenzo Taliaferro, Justin Forsett's Instant Fantasy Reaction After Week 8
    2014
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Vontaze Burfict schedule, game

  • • Bengals Undrafted Free Agent Tracker 2024
    2024
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  • • 5 things about the Pro Bowl players Cowboys defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer has developed
    2024
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  • • Bengals News (5/17): Vontaze Burfict takes the high road with Le’Veon Bell
    2023
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  • • Bengals News (5/16): Le’Veon Bell wants to box Vontaze Burfict
    2023
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  • • The NFL’s gambling problem is their latest hypocritical mess
    2023
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  • • Former Bengals WR Mohamed Sanu using his platform to give back to Sierra Leone
    2023
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  • • Tom Brady to the XFL? Wanna bet?
    The XFL has already stated it’s going after big-time players, but could the upstart league really lure guys like Tom Brady, Antonio Brown or Dez Bryant? Maybe not, but that’s now something you can bet on. The latest odds released by SportsBettingDime.com show NFL players (former and current) like Josh Gordon, Chad Johnson and Vontaze Burfict are seen as more likely signees than Brady. Here’s a run...2020
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  • • New teammates Antonio Brown, Vontaze Burfict downplay ugly past
    Antonio Brown and Vontaze Burfict are now teammates with the Oakland Raiders, and both players are now attempting to move beyond an extremely ugly shared history. The Raiders on Tuesday confirmed Burfict has signed a one-year deal after the controversial linebacker was cut loose by the Cincinnati Bengals following a career littered with late hits, fines and suspensions. Burfict perhaps most notori...2019
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  • • Burfict, Eifert not ready for start of Bengals camp
    In 2013, Vontaze Burfict last played a full season while Tyler Eifert appeared in 15 games, and now neither will be on the field Thursday afternoon for the start of Bengals' training camp....2018
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  • Familiar place: Bengals open camp with Burfict suspended
    • Familiar place: Bengals open camp with Burfict suspended
    CINCINNATI (AP) While the Bengals defense settles in to learn a new system during training camp, linebacker Vontaze Burfict is just passing through town....2018

Vontaze Burfict rumors, scandals

  • • Bengals News (5/17): Vontaze Burfict takes the high road with Le’Veon Bell
    2023
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  • • The NFL’s gambling problem is their latest hypocritical mess
    2023
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    2017
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  • • AJ McCarron's Cockiness Could Be Just What the Bengals Need to Break Through
    2016
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