Burfict facing suspension

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(08-28-2017, 02:07 PM)WeezyBengal Wrote: The 5 yard limit isnt a thing anymore, man. Read the new rules. The hit was illegal. 

Not exactly true. From how it's explained it has conditions.

Quote:According to ESPN’s Kevin Seifert, there are three criteria that would make this an illegal hit:

Quote:The NFL's suspension of Bengals LB Vontaze Burfict is likely based on a new rule for 2017 that gives defenseless player protection to a "receiver running a pass route," as Chiefs running back Anthony Sherman was on the play in question. It is illegal to hit that receiver when approaching from the "side or behind," according to the rule. But for the hit to be illegal, it must be one of three types: 1) Either a forcible hit to the receiver's head or neck area with a helmet, forearm or shoulder, 2) A hit achieved by lowering the crown of the helmet into the receiver's body or 3) Launching with both feet into air and hitting with the helmet. Based on one video angle available on Sunday night, Sherman was definitely a defenseless receiver. But we'll need an explanation from the NFL to understand which of those three hit types Burfict was determined to have used.