Vontaze Burfict

On day 3 defensive lineman and linebackers on the front 7 worked out for NFL teams.  One player who stood out is Dontari Poe.  Poe can be used as a 4-3 defensive tackle, 3-4 nose tackle, 3-4 right end, or 3-4 left end.  Poe did 44 reps on the bench... [Read the full post @ RantSports.com]Read Full Story

As NFL players become successful throughout their careers there are often different people and mentors that help them along the way.  One Bills player, who has had success in the National Football League, is looking to pay those favors forward as he... [Read the full post @ RantSports.com]Read Full Story

With news of a failed drug test and his draft stock near rock bottom, former Arizona State linebacker Vontaze Burfict is already looking at other options in case the NFL doesn't work out. Here's a quick rundown of Burfict. He once was thought of as first round material, but his weight ballooned to an unmanageable 259 pounds. His production slipped and Burfict became a walking personal foul, many that cost his team. Since then he's slipped off teams' draft boards due to a poor combine and...Read Full Story

The following is a truth we hold to be self-evident–the Eagles need better play at linebacker. Is it possible that young players like Casey Matthews and Brian Rolle can make significant improvements in year two and provide that much needed upgrade? Sure. Would it better to draft an absolute animal, a guy that plays with reckless abandon and actually looks like he may kill opposing players? Hell yes. Yes. Enter Vontaze Burfict, a guy who fits the profile of the versatile, nasty linebacker...Read Full Story

GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES The Pac-12 reprimanded Southern California quarterback Matt Barkley on Tuesday for referring to Arizona State linebacker Vontaze Burfict as a dirty player. Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott said Barkley violated the conference's policies on sportsmanship and conduct with his "derogatory and inflammatory" comments in an interview published last week in the Los Angeles Times. Barkley received no suspension or additional...Read Full Story