Raiders' Tahir Whitehead dresses to support suspended teammate Vontaze Burfict

Some Oakland Raiders players are angry at the NFL’s decision to suspend linebacker Vontaze Burfict, and have shown their solidarity. One of them is fellow linebacker Tahir Whitehead, who wore Burfict’s number on his cap Wednesday as both a show of support and a means of protest. Whitehead was opposed to Burfict’s season-long suspension for his head shot on Indianapolis Colts tight end Jack Doyle. Whitehead’s objections were largely based on his argument that the hit alone didn’t warrant a suspension of that magnitude.  He might be correct, but Burfict is a repeat offender and that’s likely why the NFL acted the way it did. 

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