Vontaze Burfict Activated by Bengals After Suspension: Latest Comments, Reaction

September 29, 2016   ·   Timothy Rapp   ·   Jump to comments

The Cincinnati Bengals have activated linebacker Vontaze Burfict, and he'll be on the roster for Thursday night's game against the Miami Dolphins, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com. 
Burfict, 26, was suspended for the first three games of the NFL season for "repeated violations of safety-related playing rules," according to a league press release. 
The plan is for Burfict to play limited snaps against the Dolphins, though "it's a loose plan," according to Mike Garafolo of NFL.com.
"Vontaze Burfict will play tonight," head coach Marvin Lewis told SiriusXM NFL Radio. "Have to gauge how much, but he's raring to go."
He added: "We'd have to lock him in a trunk if he didn't play, so yeah, Vontaze will play tonight. He's ready to go."
The Bengals will be happy to have him back. Burfict has established himself as one of the game's better linebackers, accumulating 74 tackles, two interceptions and a sack in 10 games last season. He...

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