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Vontaze Burfict will be watching football instead of playing it for the majority of September.

The NFL added that Burfict's suspension is the result of repeated violations of safety protocol.

The Cincinnati Bengals linebacker completely lost his cool Saturday during the AFC Wild Card playoffs against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Whether his hit on Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger -- in which he was injured and reportedly sprained a joint in his shoulder -- was dirty is still up for debate.

His cheap shot on Steelers receiver Antonio Brown, on the other hand, was completely out of line -- whether anyone thinks Brown flopped or not.

Burfict is planning to appeal the suspension, NFL Media's Ian Rapoport reported.

The 25-year-old was fined three separate times for actions in a previous game against the Steelers in December. He also delivered the blow to running back Le'Veon Bell in Week 8 that ended Bell's season, meaning he has knocked out Pittsburgh's three best offensive players in the 2015 season alone.

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