Getty Images

In the same week that former NFL quarterback Phil Simms made it to the list of 99 players who eventually will become the 2015 Hall of Fame class, far more than 99 people have expressed their desire that the current CBS analyst no longer be assigned to Broncos games.

Via the Denver Post, more than 40,000 fans have added their names to a Change.org petition urging Simms to be barred from calling any games involving the Denver franchise.

“CBS please ban Phil Simms from Broadcasting anymore Bronco games,” the petition states. “We do not know why he is assigned to the Broncos games every year. It is sure and complete torture for us Broncos Fans to have to listen to his biased drivel every week. Please hear us out on this, we are tired of Phil Simms in Denver!”

The Post has compiled some of the more entertaining comments from fans who signed the petition, a group that as of this posting stands at 41,543 and counting.

As Vic Lombardi of CBS 4 in Denver has pointed out, the Broncos have won 10 straight games with Simms in the booth. So maybe they should hold their noses (or mute their TVs) and let this one play itself out.