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Lions' Jamaal Williams on NFL Celebration Fines: 'Trying to Take My Personality Away'

Detroit Lions running back Jamaal Williams got a lot of chances to dance in the end zone this season, but he racked up $31,827 in fines for excessive celebration.

"I just feel like they're trying to take my personality away, my joy," Williams said of the fines on The 33rd Team podcast (h/t Michael David Smith of ProFootballTalk). "Because now, I literally have to stop doing it. So now, when I score, I'm literally just gonna sit down and pout like a little baby or something."

Williams scored an NFL-best 17 rushing touchdowns this year, gyrating his hips in a dance move after nearly every one:

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