The Cincinnati Bengals want linebacker Vontaze Burfict to apologize to a camera operator for shoving his expensive equipment into the ground Thursday night.
Even if the Cincinnati Bengals remain perfect at 8-0, linebacker Vontaze Burfict surely isn’t perfect, as the Bengals organization wants him to apologize for his transgressions on Thursday Night Football. Burfict went out of his way to knock down a camera operator’s set up while he and teammate Reggie Nelson ran out of the back of the end zone. Only two games back from suspension and who’s to say that Burfict can’t avoid unnecessary controversy.
Vontaze Burfict decides to toss the camera down. Can't say he's avoided controversy in first two games back. https://t.co/AocV8lOkM5
— Paul Dehner Jr. (@pauldehnerjr) November 6, 2015
As you can see, the camera operator sustained some cuts to his face from the careless collision started by belligerent Burfict.
Feeling for this camera operator who got jacked on that Burfict/Nelson crash. #Bengals #TNF #WhoDey @Enquirer pic.twitter.com/f4P41prnG4
— Sam Greene (@SGdoesit) November 6, 2015
Jim Strickler, the camera operator, according to Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis, will be expecting an apology from Burfict once Strickler gets off the clock with his other job.
Marvin Lewis says Vontaze Burfict has been asked to reach out to the injured camera operator once the cameraman gets off clock w/ other job.
— Coley Harvey (@ColeyHarvey) November 6, 2015
Perhaps Burfict should have taken note from his teammate Domato Peko, who went out of his way to apologize for a late hit he had on Cleveland Browns offensive tackle Joe Thomas. Football is a physical game that we all love to watch as often as we can, but Burfict’s actions of tipping over thousands of dollars worth of camera equipment was uncalled for. The bigger question is if Strickler will accept Burfict’s probably insincere apology, being forced out of him on behalf of his head coach?