SI.com · Oct 2, 2019
Could Vontaze Burfict’s Suspension Be Reduced on Appeal? Analyzing the Arguments
The NFLPA, which is obligated to represent the oft-disciplined Raiders linebacker, may argue be that the unprecedented length of Burfict’s ban—12 games, plus the potential postseason—is too great a jump from previous disciplinary action, including his own prior suspensions.
Should a dangerous, but not immediately injurious, helmet-to-helmet hit trigger the longest suspension for an on-field infraction in NFL history?
Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict and the NFLPA will raise that question when his appeal is heard on Oct. 8.
