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Ravens coach John Harbaugh: Ray Lewis should be elected to Hall of Fame on first ballot

OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Wednesday that there is no question that linebacker Ray Lewis is a first-ballot Hall of Fame inductee.

"If anybody votes against him, then there's an agenda," Harbaugh said.

Lewis headlines the 11 first-year eligible players for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. There are 48 voters who will determine the Class of 2018 a day before the Super Bowl.

Lewis' credentials should make him the eighth linebacker to get voted in on the first ballot: 13-time Pro Bowl player, seven-time All-Pro, two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year and a Super Bowl MVP.