In today’s news bulletins you may have never expected to read, Cincinnati Bengals inside linebacker Vontaze Burfict is trying to do his part to reach out to children who are the victims of bullying. A bit of a bully himself when on the football field, Burfict would not necessarily seem to be the most logical choice for this role.
Not that the veteran linebacker would agree with that description. “I wouldn’t even use that word”, he told reporters during OTAs recently. “I would just say he plays aggressively. I don’t think bullying is even in my DNA.