Broncos safety Justin Simmons will appeal a $56,156 fine for his penalty against Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce in Week 15.
Simmons was penalized for unnecessary roughness, the officials deciding he hit a defenseless Kelce following an incompletion.
“I think it’s fair to say that fine was a little ridiculous,” Simmons said on Tuesday. “If you watch my game to begin with, I pick and choose when I’m able to get a calculated hit and not get a penalty.”
The pass deflected off Kelce’s hands an instant before Simmons, leading with his right shoulder, made contact with Kelce.