After losing Nick Vigil to an injury against the Steelers in Week 6, the Bengals’ linebacker unit took another hit in Week 7 when Vontaze Burfict left the game with a hip injury.
Even though Burfict missed an uncharacteristic four tackles in the game against the Chiefs, the Bengals do not want to him to miss any more time in the future. Not only is Burfict the emotional leader on the defense, but they are already having to replace Vigil for the next few weeks.