Honestly if you want to discover what a scumbag this Burfict guy is, his Wikipedia page says it all. I have watched him since he was a dirty thug in high school (Corona-Centennial in Los Angeles), at Ariz State, and since he has been with the Bengals.
He is good, but pure scum. He is Ray Lewis, Terrell Suggs, Conrad Dobler (going way back!) and in my mind represents all that is bad about the current state of the NFL.
So when he cheap-shot the Steelers receiver and cost the Bengals the season, it was absolutely in line with his thug life history. Maybe the Bengals will realize that character matters. Do we want choir boys and wusses playing in the NFL? Of course not, but the criminal element in todays NFL shouldnt be encouraged and even celebrated like it is now.
Yup.
On October 6, 2010, Burfict was benched by Arizona State head coach Dennis Erickson. The reason given was Burfict's unusually high number of personal foul penalties.[23] In a game against Stanford, Burfict was called for grabbing the facemask of Doug Baldwin, and after complaining to the referee charged with a personal foul for unsportsmanlike conduct that gave Stanford a first down at the ASU 7.[24] Two plays later, Stanford scored what turned out to be the winning touchdown.[25]They bought their tickets. They knew what they were getting into. I say, "Let them crash!"Burfict finished the 2010 season with a team leading 90 tackles, 8.5 for a loss, and two forced fumbles. The Sporting News selected him to their All-American team, as well as Pacific-10 Defensive MVP.[26] Burfict is ASU's first 1st team All-American since Terrell Suggs.
With senior cornerback Omar Bolden lost for the season to a knee injury, Burfict was expected to take over as the leader of the Sun Devils defense in 2011,[27][28] but eventually had a rather inconsistent junior season. Burfict decided to forgo his senior year at Arizona State and entered the 2012 NFL Draft.[29]
Professional career
2012 NFL Draft
When he entered his junior season, Burfict was regarded as one of the best linebackers available in the 2012 NFL Draft, projected to go as high as the No. 5 pick.[5][6][7] Problems on and off the field at Arizona State, however, caused his draft stock to plummet. In October 2011, Sports Illustrated's Tony Pauline still ranked him as the No. 20 prospect on his midseason draft board, but noted that he has been "a loose cannon on and off the field, which has raised red flags."[30]