Vontaze Burfict Ousts Roddrick Muckelroy on Cincinnati Bengals’ Final Roster

September 1, 2012   ·   Andrea Hangst   ·   Jump to comments

Two strange things came out of the Cincinnati Bengals' announcement of their 53-man roster for the 2012 season—they're holding seven wide receivers on the active roster, and a particular undrafted rookie happened to make the team.
That undrafted rookie? Vontaze Burfict. And in doing so, the Bengals released veteran middle linebacker Roddrick Muckelroy, who started at the position in three preseason games while Rey Maualuga recovered from a knee sprain.
Burfict notched 14 tackles, one sack, an interception, two defensed passes and a quarterback hit in a non-starting capacity during the preseason; Muckelroy's numbers are nearly as good, with 19 tackles, two tackles for a loss, one sack and one quarterback hit.
So why Burfict over Muckelroy? Well, for one, there's Burfict's near-limitless upside. On- and off-field issues, as well as disappointing NFL Scouting Combine and pro day appearances caused Burfict to slide completely off all 32 teams' draft boards back in Apri...

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