We haven't seen on a football field since January of 2016. That will change Thursday night, when the linebacker returns from a three-game suspension for, as the league described at the time, " ."Specifically, Joe Dumars Jersey Burfict knocked silly late in the wild-card game against the , and that came a week after he destroyed tight end . But with his forced vacation behind him, Burfict is chomping at the bit to rejoin his teammates. "We'd have to lock him in a trunk Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Jersey if he didn't play, so yeah, Vontaze will play tonight," coach Marvin Lewis told on Thursday morning. "He's ready to go." Lewis , "He raises the level of everyone in the huddle and on the team," though the coach conceded that he wasn't sure how much Burfict would play. Either way, the linebacker is " ."" The coaches were saying half the game, Reggie Jackson Jersey but if the game's close I feel like I could probably play the full game," Burfict said earlier this week, via the . "But that's up to them. They're going to watch me and if they said if I look tired they're going to pull me out. They don't want me to get Ish Smith Jersey overly exaggerated with too much playing and obviously get hurt or something like that. That's up to them. I'll leave it their hands. I'm just going to go out there Isiah Thomas Jersey and play." Through three weeks, the Burfict-le s Benals' defense ranks 17th overall (13th against the run, 19th against the pa s), according to ' metrics. The Bengals were a top-10 unit last season, when Burfict played 10 games.