Plus, Burfict will miss the first three games as punishment for his hit on Antonio Brown and other illegal hits during the season. “Even with Mike Munchak grabbing Reggie’s hair”.
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Pittsburgh moved into field goal position after a pair of 15-yard penalties on the Bengals, one on linebacker Vontaze Burfict and another on Adam Jones after Burfict hit defenseless Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown.
Sources say teammates have been joking with Porter for his controversial role, praising him for helping them win and calling him “Jerry” Porter since that’s what Jones called him in a profanity-laced postgame video on social media. Just like any other petition, I’m sure nothing will come of this. “The players, even (Gary) Kubiak, had no explanation for how that happened”, Jhabvala reported. “Why the (expletive) is Joey Porter on the field, period?”
“I was just hitting the ball well, really smooth”, said Boswell. Midway through the fourth quarter on Saturday, Roethlisberger was carted off the field with an apparent shoulder injury, Brown, who was injured later, walked off with the field with assistance with a possible concussion.
“I’m clear with our coaches all the time: We’ve got to stay back”, Lewis said on Monday.
“There’s no excuse”, safety George Iloka said. Rumors regarding the status of the two stars of the Pittsburgh Steelers will continue throughout the week, and their final playing status may not be confirmed until right before kickoff on Sunday. We’ve seen him manhandle 300-pound defensive linemen, stiff-arm some of the fiercest edge rushers in the National Football League and find a way to make a play.
The official diagnosis is out for Steelers’ quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, and he has a separated shoulder.
As one of the toughest players in the league, it is no surprise that quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is hopeful to play next week. “You know they just feed off it”, Jhabvala said in reference to having the last Broncos-Steelers game still fresh in their minds. In 2014, Burfict was hit with a $25,000 penalty for twisting the ankles of players on the Carolina Panthers.
The irony on Saturday is Burfict would have been a game hero had it not been for the late penalty.
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The Bengals appeared to seal it when a diving Burfict picked off Landry Jones’ pass with 1:36 left. What else would explain the cool, calm demeanor the first-year kicker possesses?
