NFL Needs to Drop the Hammer on Raiders LB Vontaze Burfict With Reported Incoming Suspension

It's time to take care of business here, Roger Goodell.

For all the suspensions we've seen for substance abuse, it's time we start properly banning players who are repeat offenders for dirty play on the gridiron. After all, that's truly about player safety.

That's why the NFL needs to drop the hammer on Oakland Raiders LB Vontaze Burfict for his latest offense.

While the league certainly hasn't taken his antics lightly, it's time we see a long-term ban that goes beyond the four-game standard. With new rules adapted to help foster player safety, those who go out of their way to violate them should be punished even more severely.

Good. Get him out.

Fans know the game is fast, but there's no defending these types of hits. Everyone knows when a player is giving himself up or is in the process of being taken down by other defenders, so these vicious add-on head-hunting blows need to be disciplined more seriously.

All he needed to do was touch Indianapolis Colts tight end Jack Doyle. That's it. He didn't need to lower the crown of his helmet and launch himself at the man's head.

That's how careers get altered for the worse, and Burfict's should be in jeopardy after this.