Steelers center Cody Wallace was fined $23,152 for his late hit on Denver linebacker David Burton Jr. Wallace said he was protecting teammate Antonio Brown, who took a head shot from Denver defensive lineman Malik Jackson, but he believes the fine is justified.
“It was dangerous what I did,” Wallace said. “You can’t do stuff like that out there. I fully expected it. It’s part of the game.”
Burton called the play dirty, but Wallace’s teammates said he was only trying to protect one of his teammates from another perceived late hit that left Brown vulnerable.
“That guy kind of hit A.