Vontaze Burfict suspension: Here's the hit and why it's illegal under new NFL rule

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(08-28-2017, 05:13 PM)XenoMorph Wrote: If that's shoulder to chest is illegal....  Then football is already dead

Sherman clearly meets the qualifications as someone who is running a pass route and Burfict pretty clearly approaches him from the side. Smith has already released the ball and Burfict (top right) isn't thinking about anything other than putting Sherman in the ground.