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• Bengals' Vontaze Burfict: Enjoying healthy offseason

  05/17/2017 • By RotoWire Staff

  Burfict (concussion) has enjoyed his first healthy offseason since 2014, Jim Owczarski of Cincinnati.com reports. Burfict spent the 2015 offseason recovering from knee surgery and the 2016 offseason recovering from a foot injury. Despite missing the 2016 regular-season finale with a concussion, the veteran linebacker has been free of lingering symptoms for a while and has been able to focus on improving his overall strength and conditioning this spring, rather than some sort of rehab regimen. Thus, he's been more involved in offseason workouts than he has in the past and reportedly showed up to OTAs in great shape. Hopefully, this additional offseason preparation might help Burfict return to the elite IDP ranks in 2017. Upon entering 2014 at full strength, Burfict enjoyed the best campaign of his career, tallying 171 tackles, three sacks, an interception and two forced fumbles.

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• Bengals' Vontaze Burfict: Sitting out the finale

  01/01/2017 • By RotoWire Staff

  Burfict (knee/concussion) is inactive for Sunday's matchup against the Ravens. Burfict will take a seat for the second straight game after failing to appear on the practice field once again this week. Look for Nick Virgil, who logged two solo tackles in Week 16, to draw the start at linebacker.

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• Bengals' Vontaze Burfict: Doubtful Sunday

  12/30/2016 • By RotoWire Staff

  Burfict (concussion) is doubtful for Sunday's game against the Ravens, Geoff Hobson of the Bengals' official site reports. Burfict hasn't practiced since suffering his concussion in Week 15. The Bengals and Ravens are both eliminated from playoff contention, giving Cincinnati little reason to push Burfict to return before he's completely recovered. Nick Vigil appears in line to start in Burfict's place once again.

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• Bengals' Vontaze Burfict: On concussion protocol

  12/28/2016 • By RotoWire Staff

  Burfict (concussion) is on concussion protocol testing, Jim Owczarski of the Enquirer reports. Burfict will have to pass the league-wide testing procedure before he can return to the field in any extent. Look for more updates to come throughout the week, with Nick Vigil likely to see expanded reps in the veteran's absence. Should he be ruled out of Week 17, Burfict would end his season with 101 tackles, two sacks, two interceptions, and one forced fumble through 11 games.

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• Bengals' Vontaze Burfict: Ruled out Saturday

  12/23/2016 • By RotoWire Staff

  Burfict (concussion) won't play in Saturday's game against Houston, Geoff Hobson of the Bengals' official site reports. Burfict faced long odds to play in Saturday's game as he had to try and clear the NFL's concussion protocol on a short week. Nick Vigil is likely to see a spot start in place of Burfict.

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