Reggie Lewis (cornerback)

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Reggie Lewis
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1984-05-30) May 30, 1984 (age 37)
Jacksonville, Florida
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:196 lb (89 kg)
Career information
College:Florida
Undrafted:2007
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Career Arena statistics
Tackles:27
Sacks:1.0
Forced fumbles:1
Player stats at NFL.com · ArenaFan.com

Reggie Lewis (born May 30, 1984) is a former gridiron football cornerback. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Florida.

Lewis was also a member of the Tampa Bay Storm and Toronto Argonauts.

Early years[]

Lewis received All-American honors from PrepStar when he was ranked among the top 12 players in the Southeast athlete category. He was also named the Florida Times-Union’s Offensive Player of the year for North Central Florida in 2000.

College career[]

Lewis attended the University of Florida, where he, majored in Sociology, and played in a career total of 50 games, with 16 starts. As a freshman and sophomore, he played wide receiver then was switched to cornerback for the rest of his college career. His first career interception helped Florida to a double-overtime win over Vanderbilt. In 2005, he recovered a blocked field goal and returned it for a touchdown, the first in school history, against Florida State. In that same season, he intercepted a pass to help seal a 14-10 Florida win over Georgia. He recorded an interception and a pass broken up against Arkansas in the 2006 SEC Championship Game, he also intercepted a pass thrown by Heisman Trophy winner, Troy Smith of Ohio State in the 2007 BCS National Championship Game. Lewis was also named to the 2007 Hula Bowl.

Professional career[]

National Football League[]

Lewis went unselected in the 2007 NFL Draft and signed with the Buffalo Bills on May 3, 2007.[1] However, he was released on August 27, 2007.[2]

Arena Football League[]

In 2008 Lewis signed with the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League. Lakeland Raiders 2013

Canadian Football League[]

Lewis was signed by the Toronto Argonauts on February 25, 2009. He was released on June 7, 2009.

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.buffalobills.com/team/Transactions.html
  2. ^ http://www.buffalobills.com/team/Transactions.html

Bibliography[]

  • Carlson, Norm, University of Florida Football Vault: The History of the Florida Gators, Whitman Publishing, LLC, Atlanta, Georgia (2007). ISBN 0-7948-2298-3.

External links[]

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