NFL Notes: Ravens’ Lewis fined for hit on Ochocinco

Ravens' Lewis fined for hit

The NFL has fined Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis for a helmet-to-helmet hit delivered to Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco.

The play came in the fourth quarter of Baltimore's 17-14 loss on Sunday. Lewis hit Ochocinco after a pass from Carson Palmer sailed incomplete, and the 15-yard penalty for unnecessary roughness helped set up the winning touchdown with 22 seconds remaining.

Goodell to testify on head injuries

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith will both testify at a Congressional hearing on head injuries among NFL players.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr., D-Mich., said that the committee will hold its hearing Oct. 28. Conyers announced the committee's intention to hold the hearings on legal issues relating to football head injuries Oct. 2.

The decision to hold the hearings follows a preliminary study done for the NFL which suggested retired pro football players may have a higher rate than normal of Alzheimer's disease or other memory problems. The study, which has not been published in a peer-reviewed journal, was done at the University of Michigan.

Elsewhere

• New York Jets wide receivers Jerricho Cotchery and Brad Smith are doubtful to play against Buffalo after missing a third straight day of practice because of injuries.

• Chiefs safety Jarrad Page has practiced for the first time all week, but left tackle Brandon Albert (U.Va.) was held out another day and may not be ready for Kansas City's game at the Washington Redskins.

• Vikings rookie receiver and return man Percy Harvin (Virginia Beach) is listed as questionable for the game tomorrow against Baltimore with an injured left shoulder.

• Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall is expected to start against the Browns after returning to practice following a day off with flu-like symptoms. Mendenhall went through a full practice yesterday.

Steelers safety Troy Polamalu also will start. He practiced all week after missing four games with a torn medial collateral ligament in his left knee.

• Detroit quarterback Matthew Stafford is listed as questionable for tomorrow's game at Green Bay.

Wide receiver Calvin Johnson, Detroit's leading receiver, also did not practice yesterday and is questionable for the game.

• Jason Smith is healthy again, but the No. 2 overall pick in the April draft won't start tomorrow when the winless St. Louis Rams play at Jacksonville.

Coach Steve Spagnuolo said that Adam Goldberg will start at right tackle, though Smith will see some playing time against the Jaguars (2-3).

• The Saints have placed first-year receiver Rod Harper on injured reserve with a stress fracture in his left foot.

The move made room on the roster to bring back rookie quarterback Chase Daniel, the former Missouri standout who New Orleans waived on Monday.

• Eric Mangini says he has no interest in trading Browns special teams star Josh Cribbs.

-- From Wire Reports