Bengals’ linebacker Vontaze Burfict missed the first three games last season because of his hit to Steelers receiver Antonio Brown’s head in the 2015 playoffs. He’ll miss the first five this season thanks to another rattling hit, this time in a preseason game. The NFL has suspended Cincinnati’s defensive leader for leveling a Chiefs running back in violation of its player safety rules, the latest in Burfict’s history of hits that have drawn fines and suspensions. Burfict hit running back Anthony Sherman in the chest this month during a pass play in which he was not the intended receiver, knocking him to the ground.