Broncos player punished by the NFL ahead of important Rams game

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It doesn't get much bigger in the NFL than a primetime game for all to see, and the Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Rams have just that tonight. They play each other in Denver for a "Sunday Night Football" matchup.

Last week, the Broncos beat the Jacksonville Jaguars in a 20-13 game, so the Broncos are flying high on that win. Both the Broncos and Rams are 1-1 going into this game, so the stakes are high, and it's already an important early-season showdown.

But one Denver player is coming into the game after getting disciplined by the NFL. He was served with a fine on Saturday for actions taken in that game against the Jaguars.

Alex Singleton gets fined ahead of Broncos-Rams showdown

Each Saturday, the league makes decisions to discipline players for breaking the NFL's rules during the games the week prior. According to the NFL's official website, the league "uses the fine schedule to outline the league's and the union's expectations for players to conduct themselves in a way that honors the sport and respects the game, themselves, their fellow players, the fans and the league."

Over the weekend, the NFL fined Alex Singleton of the Denver Broncos $17,911 for unnecessary roughness after he was penalized for a hit on a defenseless player in Week 3. That's one of the bigger fines of the weekend, too. The NFL announced the news in the league's official accountability report.

He's allowed to challenge the punishment. But if he pays it up, the good news is that the fines collected go to the Professional Athletes Foundation and the NFL Foundation, so it's for a noble cause.