Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians told reporters he plans to appeal the NFL's $50,000 fine handed down for smacking one of his own players on the helmet.
“I’ll appeal it,” he said. “It ain’t got nothing to do with the game, so we’re good.”
After a play during Sunday's wild-card matchup agains the Eagles, Arians walked on to the field and smacked safety Andrew Adams on the helmet. Arians said he was trying to prevent Adams from getting a penalty for pulling Eagles players off of a pile after a muffed punt that the Buccaneers recovered, per the Tampa Bay Times.