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Lions' Jamie Collins Fined over $35K for Making Contact with Referee in Week 1

Detroit Lions linebacker Jamie Collins was fined $35,096 on Saturday for making contact with an official during the team's Week 1 loss to the Chicago Bears, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.

Pelissero added that Collins is appealing the fine.

Collins was seemingly attempting to show the official that a player had dipped his helmet, but he accidentally contacted the official, which resulted in a flag and an ejection:

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First ejection of the season ud83dudc40 Jamie Collins gets ejected for hitting a ref with his helmet (via @NFLonFOX) https://t.