Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict got some good news on Wednesday.
According to ESPN’s Josina Anderson, Burfict’s five-game suspension has been reduced to three on appeal.
Breaking: I'm told that Vontaze Burfict's 5-game suspension has been reduced to three games, per source. #Bengals
— Josina Anderson (@JosinaAnderson) August 30, 2017
The NFL confirmed the news, adding some context to which rules were broken.
Vontaze Burfict suspended 3 regular-season games for repeated violations of player safety rules pic.twitter.com/EABZADDN8B
— Michael Signora (@NFLfootballinfo) August 30, 2017
Burfict, who has a long history of controversial conduct that has been punished by the league, was originally hit with a five-game ban for a hit on Kansas City running back Anthony Sherman. It’s better than the original, but still a significant suspension.
