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Aug 15, 2019; Glendale, AZ, USA; Oakland Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict (55) warms up prior to a preseason game against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports

Report: Free agent LB Burfict arrested in Nevada

Posted on | by Field Level Media

Free agent linebacker Vontaze Burfict was arrested on a misdemeanor battery charge overnight in Nevada, according to ESPN.

Citing jail records, ESPN reported that Burfict was held on $1,000 bond and faces a hearing on Monday. There were no details available on the incident that led to the charge.

Burfict was reinstated from a suspension that cost him most of the 2019 season in January, but he has remained unsigned.

Playing for the then-Oakland Raiders, Burfict was suspended for the final 12 games of the 2019 season after his helmet-to-helmet hit on Indianapolis Colts tight end Jack Doyle in Week 4. It was the longest suspension in NFL history for an on-field hit.

Burfict, 30, was playing on a one-year, $2 million contract with the Raiders, a discounted deal due in part to his previous transgressions.

While playing with the Cincinnati Bengals, he missed the start of both the 2016 and 2017 seasons while serving suspensions for player-safety violations, and he missed the start of 2018 for a violation of the league’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs.

In 2016, Burfict had a five-game suspension for a hit on Kansas City Chiefs fullback Anthony Sherman reduced to three games.

He has amassed more than $5.3 million in fines and forfeited salary due to suspensions in his career, Spotrac said.

Burfict has 622 tackles, 8.5 sacks, five interceptions and five fumble recoveries in 79 games (77 starts) with the Bengals (2012-18) and Raiders. He made the Pro Bowl in 2013 when he led the league with 171 tackles.

–Field Level Media

All the NFL Suspensions for 2018 in One Place

Posted on | by Ted Brauneck

Jameis Winston is the latest player to be suspended by the NFL after his incident with an Uber driver last winter. Jameis’ incident is not a typical case, most suspensions in the NFL are drug-related.
Whether player-enhancing or player-relaxing, most suspensions fall under those two categories. As of right now there are 12 players suspended for PEDs and two for marijuana-related charges.
Below is a list of all the players currently suspended, their charges and the length of their suspensions:
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This table will be consistently updated as new players are suspended
Added notes:
Vontaze Burfict: Claimed it was Adderall in his defense hearing. That would be substance abuse not a PED under NFL rules. The NFL denied his appeal.
Mark Ingram: Claims he tested positive for a substance that is allowed under the NFL rules. The NFL denied his appeal.
Josh Huff: Released by the Eagles after his arrest. He was arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm and marijuana under 50 grams when he was pulled over for speeding.
Roy Miller: He was waived from the Chiefs after being arrested on domestic battery charges. While the NFL declined to say that was the reason for his suspension, it’s not hard to connect the dots.
Jameis Winston: Last February, an Uber driver alleged that Winston grabbed her crotch. The investigation lasted seven months but it was reported he was receiving a three-game suspension on June 21st.