Vontaze DeLeon Burfict Jr. is an American former professional football player who played linebacker for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Cincinnati Bengals. He played college football for the Arizona State Sun Devils, earning first-team All-American honors. Burfict was a projected top pick in the 2012 NFL draft until an unimpressive NFL Combine performance and character concerns led to him not being selected. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Bengals, where he spent his first seven seasons. In his final season, he was a member of the Oakland Raiders. He is regarded as one of the most controversial players of his generation.
Burfict with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2015
Burfict (left) pointing at USC Trojans quarterback Matt Barkley in 2011
Burfict at Bengals training camp in 2012
Burfict at 2014 Bengals training camp
Arizona State Sun Devils football
The Arizona State Sun Devils football team represents Arizona State University in the sport of American college football. The Sun Devils team competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. Arizona State University has fielded a football team since 1897. The Sun Devils are led by head coach Kenny Dillingham and play their home games at Mountain America Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The Sun Devils have won seventeen conference titles.
Hall of Fame RB John Henry Johnson played at ASU in the early 1950s
Hall of Fame DT Curley Culp played at ASU from 1965 to 1967
Hall of Fame WR Charley Taylor played at ASU in the early 1960s
Coach Erickson