Should Vontae Burfict be banned?

and he's lived up to his reputation in the pros.

I would be happy if he got thrown out on his ass.

And, for the record, I was thrilled when Schuster laid his ass out.

based on his body of work.
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Guys like Brian Dawkins and to a lesser extent Shaun Williams were lauded for throwing high hits that were close to Burfict’s level of nastiness in the late 90’s/early 2000s. Steve Atwater before that

time he's hit someone with absolute intent to injure?

Time for a six-eight game suspension.

Hope someone takes out his knees one day

is probably the dirtiest player I've ever seen in terms of how often he pulls something trying to injury another player. It's despicable and intentional and he should be kicked out the league.

the ankle of either Greg Olson or Cam Newton was as obvious as it gets.

Here is a video of Burfict's infractions over the years. At some point, the NFL needs to ban this guy for life.
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of work, something should be done.

Not sure banning is the right thing, but I'm not sure what is, he's a repeat offender so I think you have to assume intent and it's almost always head shots.

In comment 14133163 pjcas18 said:

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of work, something should be done. Not sure banning is the right thing, but I'm not sure what is, he's a repeat offender so I think you have to assume intent and it's almost always head shots.

If it was an incident here and there, you can dismiss the behavior as part of the nature of the game and being overly aggressive. But the video that I linked clearly demonstrates an intent as a large percentage are after a player is being tackled by a teammate, the twisting of ankles after the tackle is made, the head-hunting, etc.

At this point, a clear message should be sent. Despite being fined and suspended, he just hasn't corrected his play.

In comment 14133220 Diver_Down said:

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In comment 14133163 pjcas18 said: Quote: of work, something should be done. Not sure banning is the right thing, but I'm not sure what is, he's a repeat offender so I think you have to assume intent and it's almost always head shots. If it was an incident here and there, you can dismiss the behavior as part of the nature of the game and being overly aggressive. But the video that I linked clearly demonstrates an intent as a large percentage are after a player is being tackled by a teammate, the twisting of ankles after the tackle is made, the head-hunting, etc. At this point, a clear message should be sent. Despite being fined and suspended, he just hasn't corrected his play.

I agree. My only hang up is the league usually tries to support discipline decisions with the NFLPA/NFL agreed upon personal conduct policy, I'm not sure they have a "banned" designation for wrongdoing.

My only question is what they do with him. He's been fined and suspended multiple times. Longer suspension?

under the personal conduct policy, I believe further suspensions increase in duration (1 game, 4 game, 8 game, season long, etc.) With his repeated violations and the league placing an emphasis on player safety, it seems it would be an easy decision.

he blatantly ignores the rules and tries to take people out.

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Not even close. But OK!

In comment 14133677 speedywheels said:

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True.

Burfict needs to try harder.

Burfict will be nickel and dimed game checks until somebody takes him out.

In comment 14133921 Bobby Humphrey's Earpad said:

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Burfict will be nickel and dimed game checks until somebody takes him out.

I don't remember Rodney being so flagrant. Did he take shots on receivers across the middle? Of course. But I don't recall him twisting ankles, taking head shots after the player is already being tackled by another teammate, etc. Romanowski is a different era. No one will defend Romanowski's play. But in the context of the current era focusing on player safety and in particular protecting against egregious head shots, how Burfict is allowed to play is indefensible on the part of the league.

but that linked video of his hit shows him making contact with Brown's shoulder first, before his forearm makes contact with Brown's helmet. Hard to tell if his intention was to go for the head there. Perhaps in real time, it shows clearer intent.

In comment 14133964 MadPlaid said:

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but that linked video of his hit shows him making contact with Brown's shoulder first, before his forearm makes contact with Brown's helmet. Hard to tell if his intention was to go for the head there. Perhaps in real time, it shows clearer intent.

What about the other video of a compilation of his "work"? At some point, the league needs to say enough is enough.

In comment 14133936 Diver_Down said:

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In comment 14133921 Bobby Humphrey's Earpad said: Quote: Burfict will be nickel and dimed game checks until somebody takes him out. I don't remember Rodney being so flagrant. Did he take shots on receivers across the middle? Of course. But I don't recall him twisting ankles, taking head shots after the player is already being tackled by another teammate, etc. Romanowski is a different era. No one will defend Romanowski's play. But in the context of the current era focusing on player safety and in particular protecting against egregious head shots, how Burfict is allowed to play is indefensible on the part of the league.

Early Harrison on the Chargers was considered a headhunter and received 15-yard penalties for hits that were more clean than dirty just based on his reputation. Difference is Harrison proved to be a top-level player while Burfict is a POS.

I agree with you. Burfict doesn't get the benefit of the doubt because of his well documented history of dirty play. I'm just saying that this particular video doesn't exactly show him going for the head specifically.

That you wanted to hit the opposing team as hard as you can. Impose your will on them, “punch them in the mouth” so to speak. That elbow doesn’t really look that bad, but he has done much dirtier things in the past. I would never intentionally try to hurt someone, and if someone does they should be penalized/suspended/banned, but it seems like every single hit these days is being scrutinized. It’s football, it’s violent and he’s a linebacker.... they are supposed to be the hardest hitters on the field.

Burfict clearly lowers his body and throws his forearm at Brown's head as he's already going down and in the grasp of 2 defenders. For what purpose? Brown is already going down, so it wasn't any sort of tackling attempt. It was clearly an attempt to send a message with a head shot. 0 place for that kind of thing in today's game.