Vontaze Burfict on Antonio Brown After Joining Raiders: 'It's All Positive'

Antonio Brown and his new Oakland Raiders teammate Vontaze Burfict have a long history—one that includes more than one dirty hit on Brown from Burfict.

The freshly signed linebacker said he does not expect to have any issues with Brown despite their past rivalry.

"We're on the same team. It's one goal. It's all positive, man," Burfict said, per Michael Gehlken of the Las Vegas Review-Journal. "He's a great player. ... I'm going to approach him just like I do all my other teammates. ... There's nothing negative here. We're on the same team. We're trying to win a championship here."

Burfict signed a one-year contract that can be worth up to $5 million Tuesday. He spent his first seven NFL seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals before being cut Monday. Raiders defensive coordinator Paul Guenther was a defensive assistant under Marvin Lewis for Burfict's first six NFL seasons.

During that time, Burfict developed a reputation as one of the NFL's dirtiest players. He's accumulated more than $400,000 in fines, more than any other player since his career began. His most recent fine came after a Week 6 matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers last season after the league determined his hit to Brown's head should have been called for unnecessary roughness.

Brown was not concussed on the play, but it was the second time Burfict went headhunting on the Pro Bowl wideout. In 2016, Brown was forced to miss a playoff game against the Denver Broncos after being concussed by a hit from Burfict.

The linebacker later told Dotun Akintoye of ESPN The Magazine that he thought Brown was faking the concussion.

"It' all fun and games. We're on the same team. ... We might be the closest friends on the team. Just got to go along with it. I can't wait to meet him," Burfict now said of Brown.

Burfict also told reporters that he is "not a dirty player" despite his reputation. 

The Raiders traded a third- and fifth-round pick to the Steelers for Brown earlier this offseason.