The NFL handed Colts kicker Spencer Shrader a fine for an unusual reason after Sunday’s 16-10 loss to Minnesota: tripping on the opening play.
Shrader was docked $7,639, making him the first kicker fined for any infraction in 2026. On the play, Minnesota returner Myles Price nearly took the opening kickoff back for a touchdown.
As Price sprinted down the right sideline, Shrader moved into tackle position, saw Price begin to cut, and made a slight movement with his foot toward him. The contact brought Price to the ground, and no flag came out on the field.
The league’s on-field conduct review, though, caught it. Shrader, who spent most of his life as a soccer player and has not had many chances to tackle, now has three tackles on the 2026 season.
The fine only added to a tough day for Shrader, who also missed his first two field goals of the season in a game the Colts badly needed.
He wasn’t the only Indianapolis player to get hit with a fine from Sunday’s game. Cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt was fined $7,791 for using his helmet on a first-quarter tackle. Taylor-Britt, who later left with a groin injury and is now on injured reserve for the foreseeable future, has already been fined once this season, and repeated fines can increase the penalty.
Taylor-Britt’s fine also came on a play involving Price. Ashton Dulin got to Price almost at the same time as the ball on a Rigoberto Sanchez punt in the first quarter, spun him around, and Taylor-Britt came in hard, leading to the league’s decision. Taylor-Britt was not fined on that play.
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