Among the roster moves made by the Bengals on Saturday, was placing Vontaze Burfict on the Physically Unable to Perform list. Burfict officially will not play or practice for the first six weeks of the season. Since the Bengals have a Week 7 bye, the Week 8 game in Pittsburgh against the Steelers will be Burfict's first opportunity to return to the field with the Bengals. Burfict will need to be medically cleared at that time to play..
After the Bengals announced their 53-man roster, head coach Marvin Lewis talked to the media about the decision:
"It was a really difficult decision and one, frankly, that could have broke either way," Lewis said Saturday afternoon.