Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
USA Today Sports Media Group
USA Today Sports Media Group
Sport
Chris Roling

Ex-Bengals LB Vontaze Burfict’s anti-Steelers comments stir up drama

Former Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict has an extensive history with the Pittsburgh Steelers, to say the least.

Burfict, rarely in the news after his playing days concluded, really only popped up in headlines this past season for responding to comments from Joey Porter Jr., current Steelers cornerback.

Until now.

Now, Burfict’s comments from a Madden stream turned some heads on social media. He, essentially in not-so-kind terms, said he only played dirty against the Steelers because he didn’t like those players and/or the franchise.

One look at Burfict’s fine and suspension sheet — even after his days with the Bengals — reveals this to be an exaggeration, if not a comment made in jest.

Regardless, let’s just say it sparked some reactions, from fans to names like Le’Veon Bell and Antonio Brown.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.