ALAMEDA — Paul Guenther has always been in the corner of Vontaze Burfict, so it wasn’t surprising that the Raiders’ defensive coordinator took the 12-game suspension of his middle linebacker personally.
“I think it was a witch hunt from the beginning, quite honestly,” Guenther said Thursday. “Somebody in the league didn’t want him playing football, and they got what they wanted.”
The day after a 31-24 win over the Indianapolis Colts, Burfict was suspended by the NFL after being flagged for a helmet-to-helmet hit against Colts tight end Jack Doyle.