Lions' Amon-Ra St. Brown suggests recent NFL fine was excessive: 'It is a lot of money'

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Detroit Lions star Amon-Ra St. Brown was recently slapped with a hefty fine for what the NFL described as unnecessary roughness. 

St. Brown was blocking downfield when he hit Jaquan Brisker during the Lions' Week 11 game against the Chicago Bears. 

Although referees did not flag St. Brown during the play, the Lions receiver was later fined $43,709.

The third-year pro understood the reasoning behind the NFL fines as it relates to player safety. But he suggested the fine was excessive.

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Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown after catching a pass for a touchdown during a game against the Chicago Bears Nov. 19, 2023, at Ford Field in Detroit.  (Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"It is a lot of money, but I guess, you know, the way I block wasn’t legal," St. Brown said, via MLive.com.

"They said it was like forcible contact to the head. Like I said, I just got to be better. But there are still rules that have to be followed in the game, and we got to try our best to follow those. But, yeah, I mean, I feel like $43,000 for what I did was quite a lot. But it’s fine. I’m going to appeal it. We’ll see what happens."

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St. Brown also expressed his appreciation of the NFL's efforts to remove potentially dangerous hits from the game.

Amon-Ra St. Brown of the Detroit Lions celebrates a second quarter touchdown during a game against the Chicago Bears at Ford Field Nov. 19, 2023, in Detroit.  (Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

"I’m on the offensive side of the ball. I’m not complaining too much," St. Brown