The Cincinnati Bengals introduced on Friday that rookie large receiver Jermaine Burton is not going to journey with the group to their Week 18 sport in opposition to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
He has already been dominated out as a coach’s determination, however the Bengals didn’t instantly announce the explanation for his benching.
Web sleuths revealed that whereas the third-round rookie is suspended from the Bengals, he’s additionally dealing with eviction and a lawsuit from his landlord. Not solely was Burton left at residence, however his residence doesn’t even need him there. That’s a tricky tablet to swallow for Burton, who has had an extremely troubled begin to his NFL profession.
In line with information from the Hamilton County Clerk of Courts, Radius Acquisition LLC filed an eviction case in opposition to Burton “and all occupants” of his residence on December 23. They’re additionally searching for $2,506.33 from him. A court docket date is about for January 24 to deal with the problem.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reported that Radius Acquisition was searching for $10,000 “to compensate plaintiff for harm to the premises above and past atypical put on and tear.”
Appears like he might have wrecked the residence that the Bengals put all of their rookies in upon being drafted—however that’s only a idea. It stays unclear whether or not or not the eviction, lawsuit and suspension from the Bengals are all related.
In November, Burton went viral for a photograph that surfaced of him at a on line casino after being benched for lacking a group walkthrough. In his protection, it’s straightforward to get caught up in Las Vegas as a 23-year-old.
The Bengals chosen Burton within the third spherical of the 2024 NFL Draft, making him the eightieth participant chosen total.
However the choice didn’t come with out loads of crimson flags. After transferring from Georgia to Alabama, the Crimson Tide have been upset by Tennessee in 2022. On the conclusion of that sport, Volunteers followers stormed the sector, and Burton struck a lady who was celebrating within the head.
With uncertainty surrounding star receiver Tee Higgins’ future in Cincinnati, the Bengals possible hoped that Burton can be a youthful, cheaper and extra serviceable substitute contemplating his upside.
That has not labored out as he had simply 4 receptions for 107 yards in his rookie season. He has prompted extra complications than passes caught to date, and that’s sometimes not a recipe for a fruitful NFL profession.
