At this point, Vontaze Burfict being hurt shouldn’t come as a surprise.
The fact it’s a body part other than his head may be.
Bengals coach Marvin Lewis told reporters that the middle linebacker had a knee scope today, and would likely miss the next two games. What was thought to be a bruise was revealed to be more extensive damage, so he underwent the procedure.
Burfict has dealt with a string of head and neck injuries this season, leading his coaches to both blame the media for concussion problems lingering and suggesting that he’d have to change his style of play to be more available to them.
When he’s well, he changes the face of their defense. But there’s no way to count on that now.
