Broncos coach Vic Fangio was fined $100,000 by the NFL this week for not properly wearing a mask against the Steelers in Week 2.
Fangio wore a neck gaiter last week and frequently pulled it down and left it down. Before practice Wednesday, Fangio explained what happened.
“Obviously, I’m going to have to do better with that,” Fangio said. “What’s happens during the game is, obviously I’m calling the defenses and I have to pull it down to communicate that so it can be sent in to the players.
“When the officials come over and talk to me, they pull their mask down — I pull mine down to talk to them. And when I have my mask up, after 8-to-10 seconds, it starts fogging my glasses and I have to pull it down. All those times where I pull it down, I just have to do better at getting it back up more than I have been. It’s all been subconsciously happening during the game.”
The Chiefs figured out a way to prevent Andy Reid’s face shield from fogging up, which could make a face shield a good option for Fangio.
“I’m going to consider that,” Fangio said of Reid’s face shield. “I was going to use it the first game of the season but late in the process decided not to.”
Denver will host the Buccaneers at Empower Field at Mile High in Week 3.
