The Cincinnati Bengals’ harm report lists huge receiver Jermaine Burton as “out” for Saturday evening’s recreation towards the Pittsburgh Steelers. The reason being listed as “non-injury associated – different.”
The NFL workforce introduced the third-round rookie from Alabama wouldn’t journey with the workforce on Friday due to a “coach’s resolution.”
Then got here information that Burton was being evicted from his condominium.
In accordance with data from the Hamilton County Clerk of Courts, Radius Acquisition LLC filed an eviction case towards “Jermaine Burton and all occupants” of his condominium on Dec. 23, and it seeks $2,506.33 from the huge receiver.
Burton has a courtroom date of Jan. 24 to handle the eviction.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reported the corporate had given Burton a three-day discover to vacate the condominium on Dec. 17, and he had not complied. The Enquirer additionally reported Radius was in search of “$10,000 to compensate plaintiff for harm to the premises above and past odd put on and tear.”
Burton has a Jan. 24 courtroom date to handle the eviction.
Bengals coach Zac Taylor has made the choice to sit down Burton beforehand this season. With Tee Higgins injured for Cincinnati’s Nov. 3 recreation towards the Las Vegas Raiders, Burton was scheduled for a bounce in enjoying time, however he ended up as a game-day inactive.
“Late within the week, we simply obtained to deal with all of our enterprise the suitable means,” Taylor mentioned after the sport. “And so I can sit right here and say it was a tough resolution to make him inactive, however it was completely the suitable resolution with all the info we had. He’s a man who’s going to have, I believe, a very good profession right here, and we’re going to assist him. And he needs to assist us win and do issues the suitable means. As we speak was only a obligatory step we needed to make.”
Burton has 4 receptions for 107 yards and has averaged 29.1 yards on 13 kickoff returns in 14 video games. He has been on the sector for 131 offensive snaps and 37 special-teams performs.
The Bengals and Steelers play at 7 p.m. CST Saturday at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh. ABC and ESPN will televise the sport.
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Mark Inabinett is a sports activities reporter for Alabama Media Group. Comply with him on X at @AMarkG1.