John Harbaugh addresses Lamar Jackson shoving fan during Ravens' loss to Bills

One of the most-discussed events from the Buffalo Bills' thrilling come-from-behind victory over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night involved Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson shoving a fan who slapped Jackson and Baltimore wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins on their helmets in the game's third quarter.

While speaking with reporters on Monday, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh was asked if he had heard from the league about Jackson possibly facing any punishment regarding the shove seen around the world. 

What John Harbaugh "didn't know" about Lamar Jackson shoving incident

"My take on it is — and all I know is what I’ve read afterwards — is Lamar is down there celebrating a touchdown with his teammates just like you’re supposed to do," Harbaugh said about what occurred after Jackson connected with Hopkins for a 29-yard touchdown pass. "We talk about celebrations — we want our guys to celebrate with one another. That’s the whole idea. I guess I didn’t know that you’re not allowed to go close to the stands to do that without being attacked by a fan. If you score a touchdown, you probably shouldn’t have a frozen water bottle thrown at you, either. So, these are the types of things that I’m sure the NFL is going to address and deal with."

As Adam Zagoria of NJ Advance Media noted, former player and current ESPN analyst Damien Woody was among those who defended Jackson on Monday. It has since been learned that the fan involved in Sunday's incident has been "indefinitely banned from" NFL stadiums. 

That said, The Athletic's Steve Buckley suggested that Jackson could receive "a bookkeeping, box-checking fine" from the NFL because the quarterback's shove "wasn’t justified." For what it's worth, Jackson acknowledged after Sunday's contest that he should have "let security handle" the fan at Buffalo's Highmark Stadium.

John Harbaugh asks for understanding regarding the Lamar Jackson shove

"It’s unfortunate that [Jackson] should even be in that situation," Harbaugh added. "I don’t know how any of us would respond in that moment. I think it’d be something [where] we’d probably be thinking about protecting ourselves. I do think that. I just think we have to understand that. We can all say, 'Hey, I’d like to handle it a little better,' but that’s a surprise when that happens, I think, in that moment. [It] probably [is] for anybody." 

Barring a shocking development, Jackson will be in the Baltimore lineup when the Ravens host the Cleveland Browns Sunday. The Browns suffered a 17-16 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 1.