SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks was fined $15,570 by the NFL on Wednesday for his hit on Saints quarterback Drew Brees last Sunday. Brooks agent, Greg Williams, said his client would appeal the penalty -- the standard fine for such hits to the head and neck area. Brooks levelled Brees, forcing a lost fumble. But the personal foul penalty kept the ball in the Saints possession, and they soon kicked two late field goals to win 23-20. The tackle left Brees with blood on his chin. Brooks vehemently argued against the penalty, saying he didnt use his hands or helmet and called it a "bear hug." Brees labeled the hit a clothesline tackle. 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh also reiterated Monday he thought the hit was clean. "Our interpretation was, when we grade a player, if hes got a penalty we give him a minus, but we did not assign a minus on that play," Harbaugh said Monday. "The play occurred that occurred. I thought Ahmad hit at the right level, hit at the shoulder level. The quarterback kind of shrunk down and thats the officials call to make. Im going to see it the way I see it and thats going to be a slanted view. I really dont know much more to say about that." The linebacker also was fined $12,750 for a roughing-the-passer call against Aaron Rodgers during the season opener against Green Bay. Brooks declined to speak to reporters Wednesday, when a downpour in the Bay Area caused Harbaugh to cancel an outdoor walk-through and move preparations for Monday nights game at Washington indoors. Cornerback Carlos Rogers defended his teammate. "Thats bad," Rogers said of the fine. "When you look at it, its a vicious hit. Hes 260 pounds and Im pretty sure Brees is a little over 200. Any time you blindside a guy like that its a vicious hit. "But when you slow it down, he didnt touch his head. Im surprised in the fine. A lot of people are probably surprised. 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