The Denver Broncos have hit linebacker D.J. Williams with the "heaviest fines possible" and barred him from starting Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs a day after his second drunken-driving arrest.

The linebacker and defensive co-captain was charged with driving under the influence after being arrested in Denver early Friday morning, just hours before he was supposed to report to work at Dove Valley.

The Broncos also stripped him of his captaincy for the season after he missed practice and a meeting Friday when he was in a detox facility, the team said Saturday.

"The Denver Broncos are extremely disappointed in D.J. Williams' careless and irresponsible actions on Friday morning," the team said in a statement. "This type of behavior is taken very seriously by the organization.

"The Broncos have levied the heaviest fines possible to him for conduct detrimental to the club under the terms of the Collective Bargaining Agreement due to the disruption and resulting impact on the team."

The Broncos (2-6) face the league's top rushing team Sunday when the Chiefs (5-3) visit Invesco Field.