From the sounds of it, Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict won’t receive a suspension for his cheap shot against the New England Patriots in Week 6.
Burfict, who spent the first three weeks of the season suspended, went low on Patriots tight end Martellus Bennett in the eventual 35-17 New England victory.
The play in question:
Other angles show Tom Brady pumped in Bennett’s direction, but a low hit is a low hit.
Based on a basic search of opinion, Burfict will skate by with a fine. Former head of NFL officials Mike Pereira hates the idea, as he said on the Rich Eisen Show, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer:
If it’s a large fine and not games they don’t have any guts.