Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict has been suspended three games for his shoulder-to-helmet hit on Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown on Saturday night.
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Jones also said he did not believe Burfict’s hit, which caused Brown’s injury, was dirty.
Merton Hanks, the NFL’s vice president of football operations said that Burfict’s hit on Brown “placed his opponent at unnecessary risk of injury and should have been avoided”. I think it’s appropriate.
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.
PITTSBURGH (AP) – The Pittsburgh Steelers are hoping injured stars Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown will play Sunday against Denver in the divisional round of the playoffs.
Saturday’s Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals game was such a display of out of control behavior that it is still the source of topic on Tuesday. His replacement, Landry Jones, threw an interception before Roethlisberger returned to the fray, leading his team to a game-winning field goal helped by two penalties from the Bengals. If they win, they would host the Kansas City Chiefs or New England Patriots on January 24 in the AFC title game.
The NFL has suspended Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict for three games as a repeat offender of the league’s safety policy. The NFL also stated that they are reviewing the conduct of other players and coaches from the Steelers-Bengals game for potential discipline.
Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said Ben will be able to “partially practice” on Wednesday.
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Tomlin said he’d listen to Roethlisberger’s input during the week, but he would lean heavily on recommendations from the team’s doctors in deciding if Roethlisberger will be cleared to play against the Broncos. The 27-year-old has been a durable player to this point, suiting up a full 16 game slate the past three seasons. I’m always going to side with our players. “I know he was faking”, Jones told Patrick.
