Vontaze Burfict’s 12-game suspension is more about the message than the outcome

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Last year, the league office decided not to suspend linebacker Vontaze Burfict after a pair of illegal hits in a game against the Steelers because a successful appeal by Burfict would have sent a message to all players that the league was overreaching. This year, the league isn’t worried about the perception of overreaching. The [more]

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