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American football player
Vontaze Burfict
Burfict with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2015
No. 55
Position:
Linebacker
Personal information
Born:
(1990-09-24) September 24, 1990 (age 33) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:
255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school:
Centennial (Corona, California)
College:
Arizona State (2009–2011)
Undrafted:
2012
Career history
Cincinnati Bengals (2012–2018)
Oakland Raiders (2019)
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-Pro (2013)
Pro Bowl (2013)
NFL combined tackles leader (2013)
First-team All-American (2010)
Pac-10 Defensive Freshman of the Year (2009)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:
622
Sacks:
8.5
Forced fumbles:
4
Fumble recoveries:
5
Interceptions:
5
Defensive touchdowns:
1
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR
Vontaze DeLeon Burfict Jr. (/ˈvɒntɛzˈbɜːrfɪkt/VON-tez BUR-fikt;[1] born September 24, 1990) is an American former professional football player who played linebacker for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils, earning first-team All-American honors. Burfict was a projected top pick in the 2012 NFL draft[2][3][4] until an unimpressive NFL Combine performance and character concerns led to him not being selected. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Bengals,[5] where he spent his first seven seasons. In his final season, he was a member of the Oakland Raiders. He is regarded as one of the most controversial players of his generation.
Burfict led the Bengals in tackles during his rookie season[6] and earned Pro Bowl honors in 2013. He also incited controversy throughout his career for frequently violating player safety rules,[7][8] which caused him to be suspended for 22 games due to 14 separate incidents, and accumulate over $5.3 million in fines and forfeited salary.[9][10][11] Burfict missed most of his Raiders tenure due to being suspended 12 games for a personal foul, the longest on-field suspension in NFL history.[12]
^"Vontaze Burfict". Cincinnati Bengals. Archived from the original on May 8, 2012.
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^"Undrafted LB Burfict gets chance with Bengals". NFL.com. May 11, 2012. Archived from the original on September 16, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
^McTigue, John (January 3, 2013). "Burfict's impact on Bengals is unmatched". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
^Schwab, Frank (November 12, 2017). "Vontaze Burfict, NFL's dirtiest player, gets himself ejected and imitates Johnny Manziel". yahoo.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
^Phillips, Ryan (September 7, 2017). "Vontaze Burfict, Football's Dirtiest Player, Signs $38.68 Million Extension". thebiglead.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
^"Spotrac.com: Vontaze Burfict fines". Spotrac.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
^"As Vontaze Burfict appeals suspension, NFLPA should look to keep him banned". Yahoo Sports. October 1, 2019. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
^Connolly, Oliver (October 1, 2019). "Vontaze Burfict's history of violence proved too much even for the NFL". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
^Mather, Victor (September 30, 2019). "Vontaze Burfict Suspended for the Rest of the N.F.L. Season". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
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and the longest for a single in-game incident. (Raiders linebacker VontazeBurfict was suspended for 12 games in 2019 due to a history of violations of...
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