Ravens don't expect "repercussions" for Lewis hit

The Ravens don’t expect “any repercussions” on Ray Lewis’ helmet-to-helmet hit on Cincinnati receiver Chad Ochocinco.

“Watching it on TV, I think it was in the strike zone [which is below the neck and above the knees],” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Monday. “But I’m sure that is something [the NFL] will take look at and we’ll find and see. As far as the game, that’s a tough call to make either way.”

The NFL has used harsh discipline before on a helmet-to-helmet collision. Last September, New York Jets safety Eric Smith was suspended one game and fined $50,000 for hitting Anquan Boldin, causing the Arizona Cardinals wide receiver to be hospitalized. In handing out the discipline, the NFL announced it was a “flagrant violation of player safety rules.”

When the league suspended Smith, it was announced the day after the hit.

This would mark the second straight week that a Ravens player received a fine. Last week, defensive tackle Haloti Ngata was fined $5,000 when his arm hit the side of Tom Brady’s helmet. The league announced that Ngata “struck the quarterback in the head area.”



(baltimoresun.com)