";s:4:"text";s:3566:" The NFL has fined Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict for his hit on Ben Roethlisberger and for unnecessary roughness on two additional plays, a day after his agent said he would not be fined. Get the latest news, stats, videos, highlights and more about linebacker Vontaze Burfict on ESPN. The amount of the latest financial penalty is unknown, but … Ray Lewis thinks Vontaze Burfict might get kicked out of the NFL if he doesn't change| UNDISPUTED - Duration: 7:48. Shawn Williams by the way is in second with 9 . Vontaze Burfict slammed Roger Goodell over his suspension and appeals process, calling the league commissioner a "total bitch." Burfict was fined $12,154 for the middle fingers, upping his mammoth career total. Oakland Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict went all-in with comments about NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.. During his time in the NFL, Burfict has missed a total of 22 games due to suspension, roughly 19% of his career. On December 18, 2015, Burfict received three fines from the NFL that totaled $69,454. That total of just over $400,000 seems relatively low in light of Burfict's history. But again the refrain isn't "he did these things in 2013 and 2015 so fuck him" it is "he needs to change how he plays" and I'd argue that after 2015, he did. In that time, Burfict recorded 306 total tackles, 3.5 sacks, two interceptions and three forced fumbles.
Vontaze Burfict signed a 1 year, $2,000,000 contract with the Oakland Raiders, including a $300,000 signing bonus, $300,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,000,000. On Sunday, Vontaze Burfict delivered a helmet-to-helmet hit on Indianapolis Colts’ Jack Doyle. Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict just cost himself $53,482 in fine money due to lowering his helmet during a game against the Denver Broncos.. Naturally, it’s time to take a look at his history of fines and suspensions again. Vontaze DeLeon Burfict Jr. (/ ˈ v ɒ n t ɛ z ˈ b ɜːr f ɪ k t / VON-tez BUR-fikt; born September 24, 1990) is an American football linebacker for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). Doyle said in one way or another that he wasn’t affected by Burfict’s hit and didn’t think it was dirty. Burfict was fined or suspended by the league 13 times during his Bengals career, which spanned from 2012 to 2018. In total, the infractions cost him 10 games and roughly $4.12 million. The teams met for a third time in the playoffs. He received a fine for his hit on Ben Roethlisberger and received two other fines for unnecessary roughness penalties.