If there was any hope that someone within the Cincinnati Bengals organization would do something about the behavior of Vontaze Burfict, the comments of team owner Mike Brown over the weekend quickly ended that fantasy. Rather than acknowledge the despicable actions of his linebacker for what they are, the out-of-touch owner once again defended his player in the face of overwhelmingly damning evidence to the contrary.
As reported by Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk per a league source:
“Bengals owner Mike Brown expressed to the league office in very specific and pointed terms his strenuous objection to the decision to punish Burfict in any way for lowering his helmet to hit Steelers running back James Conner and for putting a forearm in the helmet of Steelers receiver Antonio Brown.