Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis said linebacker Vontaze Burfict has "changed" despite being handed a five-game suspension for a controversial hit on Kansas City Chiefs fullback Anthony Sherman during the team's second preseason game Aug. 19.
On Tuesday, Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com passed along comments from Lewis, who expressed support for Burfict before the linebacker appealed his case.
"In my opinion Vontaze has changed," Lewis said. "He's learned, he's changed, but in my opinion he's a 250-pound man that hits like a dynamite. It's like getting hit by a cement truck.