Raiders’ Vontaze Burfict Suspended for Rest of 2019 Season After Illegal Hit Against Colts

Oakland Raiders outside linebacker Vontaze Burfict (55) speaks with Indianapolis Colts tight end Jack Doyle (84) after his helmet-to-helmet hit on Doyle during the first half of an NFL football game in Indianapolis on Sept. 29, 2019. Burfict has been suspended for the rest of the season for the hit. AP Photo/Doug McSchooler

Vontaze Burfict of the Oakland Raiders will be out for the rest of the season after initiating a helmet-to-helmet hit during the Sept. 29 game against the Indianapolis Colts, the NFL announced on Monday.

The league said Burfict, 29, was suspended without pay for “repeated violations of unnecessary roughness rules,” including in Sunday’s game.