The Las Vegas Raiders got defensive after being fined $500,000 and becoming the first NFL team to be docked a draft pick for repeated violations of the league’s COVID-19 protocols.

Team owner Mark Davis called the fines “draconian” in an interview with ESPN on Friday and said the team would be appealing them. He’s afraid the constant fines are painting a false picture of the franchise.

“Outside the organization, people have the wrong impression about the Raiders,” Davis said. “We take it seriously. It’s unfortunate that certain things outside the protocol are the things being focused on, rather than the positive steps we’ve taken as an organization.”

The statement comes after it was reported Thursday that the league was fining the team and taking away a sixth-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft for violations stemming from offensive tackle Trent Brown’s positive coronavirus test last month. Raiders coach Jon Gruden also was fined $150,000. Brown is back on the team’s reserve/COVID-19 because of lingering effect of the virus.

This is not the first time the Raiders have been fined by the NFL for coronavirus protocol violations. Gruden was fined $100,000 for violating the NFL’s mask mandate after a Week 2 win. The team also was fined $250,000 for the violation as well as being fined $50,000 for having an unauthorized person in its locker room after the game. Tight end Darren Waller was docked $30,000 and nine other teammates lost $15,000 each for no wearing masks amongst the crowd at a Waller Foundation indoor charity event in October. The total fines are $1.185 million.

Davis defended his coach and organization.

“Jon and those guys are working their asses off every day,” Davis said citing the team’s on-site COVID-19 protocols. “But at the same time, [the NFL] feels we’ve failed some of those mandates.”

When asked, during his daily media availability on Friday, if Las Vegas were being singled out, Gruden said the team is doing “a heck of job, but “can always do better.”

“[I’m] very proud of our organization, how we’ve handled this entire protocol and this entire process and I’m not going to comment any further than that,” he said. “We, as I said last week, I believe we’re on the cutting edge of being the best in servicing players and I’ll leave it at that.”

The Raiders are 4-3, second in the AFC West and preparing for a road game against the Los Angles Chargers on Sunday.