Vontaze Burfict, a supremely talented former Arizona State Sun Devil, has consistently courted controversy on the field both in his college and pro career.
Coming out of high school Burfict was considered a five-star recruit by rivals.com and scout.com, and was listed as the No. 1 inside linebacker prospect in the nation. He was one of the highest ranked prospects ever signed by Arizona State.
Burfict lived up to the hype as a freshman winning Pac-10 Freshman Defensive Player of the Year and was voted a freshman All-American.
His sophomore year he had an equally impressive season, 90 tackles, 8.