Burfict suspended first 3 games of 2016 season

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(01-12-2016, 10:43 AM)PDub80 Wrote: I have no problem with the suspension on Burfict. He DID graze Brown's helmet, but that is enough to warrant discipline from the 2016 version of the NFL.

Burfict also DID 100% slam his knee into Ben's shoulder after the sack. Co-worker just showed me a replay of it. No question he did that on purpose and it WAS dirty after the play. Frankly, with the way the game was being called and with what cheap stuff the Steelers were doing, I don't care that he did it because that was the tone set during the game. But, he did do it and consequences will be what they will be after the fact.

I DO have a problem with the Steelers coaches and players who were clearly doing equally filthy play not getting similar discipline as well as a clearly over matched officiating crew being reprimanded. That, to me, is a gross injustice.

I agree 100%, but the knee thing is blown WAY out of proportion.  Watch the whole play, not zoomed in.  He was trying to strip the ball, got it, and as he was jumping up to run into the endzone....that's when the knee hits Ben.

Burfict is on the ragged edge, but a lot of this shit is just piling on.  Can't hit "the most dangerous team in the playoffs" in the mouth and get away with it!