The Bengals stuck with linebacker Vontaze Burfict through all his troubles, including a hit to Antonio Brown’s head that led to a playoff loss. During seven seasons with Cincinnati, Burfict was repeatedly suspended by the NFL for egregious hits and violating its policy on performance-enhancers. His significant fall-off in performance last season led them to finally cut ties. Lewis was fired after a 6-10 finish last season, the Bengals’ third straight losing season, and now Burfict is gone, too. The NFL suspended Burfict for the first three games in 2016 as a result of his numerous egregious hits, including the one on Brown.

Source: National Post March 18, 2019 20:37 UTC