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CINCINNATI -- For the first time since his Bengals lost Januarys wild-card playoff game to the Steelers, owner and president Mike Brown issued his public support Tuesday for embattled linebacker Vontaze Burfict, whose controversial penalty in that game helped set up Pittsburghs winning field goal.Because of that unnecessary roughness penalty and his broader history of similar personal foul infractions, Burfict was suspended by the NFL for the first three games this upcoming season.Burfict is one hell of a football player, Brown said at the Bengals annual pre-training camp media luncheon. He makes a difference for our team. We want him on the field. And I regret that for three games this year we wont have him, but hell be back then, and we expect outstanding play from him. Hes a difference-maker. Were lucky to have him.The Pro Bowl defender was Cincinnatis third-most prolific tackler last season, despite missing the first six games with a knee injury. To go along with his 74 stops, Burfict also had a sack and two interceptions.He also picked off a pass just after the final two-minute warning of the playoff game against Pittsburgh. When he celebrated the interception by running into the Bengals tunnel and up to the locker room door, it appeared Cincinnati would win its first playoff game in 25 years.But moments later, a Jeremy Hill fumble, followed by Burficts 15-yard penalty and another by Bengals cornerback Adam Jones put the Steelers in position to kick the game-winning field goal. Flagged after hitting Steelers receiver Antonio Brown in the head late after an overthrow, Burfict was later widely criticized for not pulling up and avoiding contact with Brown altogether.Mike Brown, it seems, disagreed with some of those criticisms.I own the Cincinnati Bengals and not the Pittsburgh Steelers, so you can probably guess where I come out on that, he said. But Im not allowed to get mad [and] Id be foolish to get into that kind of discussion publicly.Burficts suspension has Bengals coach Marvin Lewis taking an overly careful approach with how he uses the linebacker in training camp. Lewis vowed Tuesday not to play Burfict in the preseason at all. Once the regular season begins, he wont even be allowed around the team, per league rules.Theres no reason for us to expose him to injury, because hes too valuable, Lewis said. He and [Rey] Maualuga, the extension of them and [defensive coordinator] Paul [Guenther] on that field and into that huddle on Sunday is key to us. So well continue to protect those guys as much as we can.Guenther has told Burfict not to change his intense style of play. He only wants to see him rein in his emotions better.What were going to do is were going to put our foot on the gas pedal and were going to be smarter in those situations, Guenther said. 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The CFLs leading rusher kept adding to his gaudy numbers this season and scored the winning touchdown with just over two minutes to play. The New Westminster, B.C., native plowed three yards into the end zone for the last score of a heated, see-saw battle between the two teams with the best records in the CFL. Milan Lucic Jersey .com) - Manchester City midfielder David Silva is expected to miss the next four weeks because of a calf problem. SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Dalton Easton threw four touchdown passes -- three to Taylor Barthelette -- and Bryant turned a close game into a runaway, knocking off Division II Merrimack 41-20 on Saturday in the season opener for both teams.Merrimack pulled to within two points on Nick Davis 40-yard touchdown pass to Devin OReilly with 3:15 left in the first half. But Bryant responded immediately, going 67 yards in three plays, culminating with a 16-yard touchdown pass from Easton to Barthelette with 26 seconds before intermission tto make it 21-13.ddddddddddddfter the break, Brenden Femiano picked up a pair of short touchdown runs and Bryant won easily.Easton finished 13 of 20 for 223 yards, Femiano added 98 yards on 10 carries and Barthelette had seven catches for 109 yards.Merrimack actually dominated time of possession and had more first downs, but committed 14 penalties for 128 yards. Davis went 24 of 45 for 317 yards. ' ' '