BREAKING NEWS: Oakland Raiders Linebacker Vontaze Burfict Suspended for Rest of the Season

In the midst of all the Antonio Brown drama that the Oakland Raiders went through this offseason, one interesting nugget that was revealed is that Vontaze Burfict was one of the team captains.

Burfict had quite the past during his tenure with the Cincinnati Bengals. In 2016 he was suspended four games for a personal foul he committed against Brown in the playoffs. In 2017 another personal foul penalty—a hit on Anthony Sherman—resulted in his second four-game suspension. Then in 2018 he received a third four-game suspension but this time it was for the illegal use of PEDs.

On Sunday, during the Raiders game against the Indianapolis Colts Burfict unleashed a brutal hit against tight end Jack Doyle that resulted in his ejection.

It was announced today that he would be suspended without pay for the remaining 12 games of the 2019 season. ESPN’s Chris Mortensen was the first to report the possible season-long suspension. The NFL cited the unnecessary nature of the hit and his previous suspensions as the reasoning behind the length of this one. You can read the full statement, courtesy of NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport:

Burfict will appeal the suspension.