The Oakland Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict has been suspended for the remainder of the season for "repeatedly" violating the NFL rules of conduct. The organization announced the punishment for Burfict after the helmet-to-helmet hit on the Indianapolis Colts player Jack Doyle .

In the letter to Burfict, the vice president of operations of the NFL, Jon Runyan, explained that "there were no extenuating circumstances in this play. Your contact was unnecessary, flagrant and should have been avoided. By your actions, you were penalized and disqualified from the game , and after your previous violations you were advised that measures would be taken, and you have continued to flagrantly abuse the rules.

Two years ago, Burfict was suspended five games and has accumulated almost five million dollars in fines throughout his career.

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