The NFL has fined Cincinnati Bengals safety Shawn Williams for his helmet-to-helmet hit this past weekend on Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck. Williams, according to multiple media reports, is out $10,026.

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“If you guys have any suggestions on what I can do to not get a flag and still do my job, then let me know,” Williams said. “I don’t know if they want you to know what Andrew Luck is going to do. I don’t know what he’s going to do. If it was up to me he should slide and give himself up earlier, but he didn’t.”

The hit occurred on the Colts' second drive in the season opener. Williams was originally assessed a personal foul before further consultation led to his ejection.

It's at least the ninth time a player has been fined for hitting Luck, according to Spotrac, for a total of $120,453.

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