Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict hit Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown in the head with a shoulder shot that forced him to the sidelines to be tested for a concussion.
This is an article about yesterday evening, not the 2015 playoff victory in the Divisional Round against the Bengals. It came four minutes into the third quarter, on Brown’s second catch of the game. He was tackled by rookie Jessie Bates, who also hit him in the head. Burfict came in late and laid a shoulder into Brown’s helmet in a manner quite reminiscent of that previous incident.