Bengals' Williams on Luck hit: 'I don't know what else I'm supposed to do'

Cincinnati Bengals safety Shawn Williams was ejected for a late hit to the helmet of Andrew Luck during Sunday's win over the Indianapolis Colts, but the veteran is confused as to how the NFL expects him to play differently.

"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 Monday, according to Paul Dehner Jr. of the Cincinnati Enquirer.

Luck scrambled to his left with 3:10 remaining in the first quarter and was in the process of being tackled by another Bengals defender before Williams crashed in. The defensive back became the first player ejected this season for the play.

First ejection of the new helmet rule comes in the first quarter of the very first Sunday. pic.twitter.com/XFgEsXRZ2L

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"If you watch him, I don't know if he's getting ready to try to run me over," Williams said. "Don't get it twisted. Andrew Luck is like 6-3, 240, 235. He's way bigger than a lot of DBs. I think he was going to dive, but he wasn't going to give himself up and slide. I don't know what else I'm supposed to do."

With the NFL again trying to lessen the punishment quarterbacks take this season, especially involving contact to the head, Williams is unlikely to be the last defensive player left baffled about how to safely deliver a hit in the open field.

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