Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Jermaine Burton (81) walks for the locker room at halftime of the NFL Week 11 game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. The Chargers led 24-6 at halftime. / Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Bengals coach Zac Taylor has made the decision to sit Burton previously this season. With Tee Higgins injured for Cincinnati’s Nov. 3 game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Burton was scheduled for a jump in playing time, but he ended up as a game-day inactive.

Cincinnati Bengals rookie receiver Jermaine Burton was accused of assaulting a woman he was dating, but she has decided not to press charges, according to police reports obtained by the Cincinnati Enquirer.