The fine represents 42.5 percent of Lewis' weekly salary of $58,823 this season. It also is the second in as many weeks levied against a Ravens defender. Defensive tackle Haloti Ngata was fined $5,000 the week before for a hand to the helmet of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.
Ngata said he would he would appeal his penalty.
There have been at least two fines of $12,500 in the league this season. Dallas Cowboys offensive tackle Flozell Adams was fined that much for an incident that left the New York Giants' Justin Tuck injured. Guard Richie Incognito of the St. Louis Rams drew the same amount for two late-hit personal fouls.
In fact, Adams has been fined a total of $25,000 for three violations on three consecutive weeks this season. He was fined $5,000 for unnecessary roughness in the season opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and $7,500 for kicking at Carolina Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers in Week 3.
Harbaugh said the team would support Lewis if he decides to appeal the fine.
Lewis was fined by the NFL twice previously in his career. He drew a $7,500 fine for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair in a 2000 AFC semifinal playoff game.
He was fined $250,000 in August 2000 after his plea bargain of obstruction of justice in a double murder case in Atlanta.
NOTES: : Left tackle Jared Gaither was listed as doubtful for Sunday's game, even though he hasn't practiced since injuring his neck two weeks ago against the New England Patriots. The Ravens appear in good health otherwise. Ngata (back) was limited in Friday's practice but is listed as probable, along with linebacker Jarret Johnson (shoulder), tight end Edgar Jones (hamstring) and wide receivers David Tyree (hamstring) and Mark Clayton (shoulder). ... The Vikings list wide-out Darius Reynaud (hamstring) as doubtful and wide receiver Percy Harvin (shoulder) and tackle Phil Loadholt (ankle) as questionable.
Harbaugh did not rule out a trade before Tuesday's 4 p.m. deadline but sounded doubtful. "It's so hard to anticipate activity," he said. "We work on a lot of things. I know Ozzie [Newsome] and Eric [DeCosta] and Vince [Newsome] and those guys turn over every stone in every way they can to try to make our team better. I'm sure they're looking at a lot of things right now. There are possibilities, but it's so hard to make a trade in the NFL, it seems like. You just don't see it very often. It's very rare. But we'll just have to see what happens."
Baltimore Sun reporter Jamison Hensley contributed to this article.
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