“Fu*k the Steelers”: Vontaze Burfict admits he purposely played dirty against the Steelers

If you ever thought Vontaze Burfict’s chaos on the football field was just "playing hard," buckle up. The former Bengals linebacker known as one of the NFL’s most fined and feared defenders has finally admitted that his dirty hits were completely intentional but only when facing the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Yup, the rivalry was that personal. His words? Not sugarcoated.

Vontaze Burfict says it was never about being dirty unless it was Steelers week

In a now-viral clip from a livestream with gamer Sketch, Burfict casually dropped the truth bomb that’s reigniting one of the NFL’s most brutal rivalries.

“Sketch, I didn’t hit people after the play all the time, just the Steelers. F**k the Steelers,” he said while playing a video game without hesitation or regret.This wasn’t some emotional outburst or misquoted rage.

It was cool, calculated, and straight from the source. The moment was immediately clipped and shared across NFL social accounts, Steelers forums, and Reddit threads and fans had thoughts.

The Bengals-Steelers rivalry just got its wildest chapter yet

Burfict was never exactly subtle when it came to his feelings for the Steelers. His list of hits is basically a horror reel for Pittsburgh fans:

The Bengals-Steelers rivalry was always a war zone. But this? This takes it from brutal to personal.

And it retroactively confirms that some of the most controversial moments in recent NFL history weren’t just emotional, they were calculated.

This isn’t Burfict’s first controversy and probably won’t be his last

This is the same guy who racked up over $5 million in fines, missed 22 games due to suspensions, and once led the league in personal fouls for a full season. He was ejected multiple times and even helped inspire tougher league rules around player safety.Burfict always claimed he played “real football.”

But this latest admission flips the script: it wasn’t about old-school toughness, it was personal vendetta football. And he’s owning it.Say what you want about Vontaze Burfict, but the man never played pretend. He hated the Steelers, and he wasn’t afraid to show it, on the field, in interviews, and now on livestreams. His quote may be blunt and NSFW, but it’s exactly what Steelers fans always suspected. Those hits weren’t emotional. They were intentional and with that, the rivalry legend only grows.Also read - Joe Burrow goes viral after fans spot him walking alone in Beverly Hills looking ‘extremely sad’