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Kendrick Lewis
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Lewis with the Houston Texans in 2014
No. 49, 23, 21, 28
Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1988-06-16) June 16, 1988 (age 35)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: O. Perry Walker
(New Orleans, Louisiana)
College: Ole Miss
NFL draft: 2010 / Round: 5 / Pick: 136
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:349
Forced fumbles:8
Fumble recoveries:2
Pass deflections:34
Interceptions:9
Defensive touchdowns:2
Player stats at NFL.com ·  PFR

Kendrick Lewis (born June 16, 1988) is a former American football safety. He played college football at Ole Miss and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. He also played for the Houston Texans, Baltimore Ravens, and Tennessee Titans.

Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs

Lewis in Kansas City Chiefs 2011

Lewis was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs with the 136th overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. [1] The Chiefs officially signed him on June 29, 2010. [2] He began his rookie season as the backup free safety behind Jon McGraw but took over the starting position after McGraw became injured. He started ten games, intercepting three passes, and forcing one fumble.

In 2011, Lewis started all 16 games at safety for the first time in his career and produced 58 tackles, a career-high 10 passes defensed and three interceptions.

Houston Texans

On March 21, 2014, Lewis signed with the Houston Texans. [3] He established a career-high and led the Texans with 84 tackles and three forced fumbles. He also notched two interceptions, six passes defensed and a fumble recovery.

Baltimore Ravens

On March 14, 2015, Lewis signed a three-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens. He was placed on injured reserve on October 22, 2016. [4]

On March 7, 2017, Lewis was released by the Ravens. [5]

Tennessee Titans

On May 2, 2018, Lewis signed with the Tennessee Titans after sitting out the entire 2017 season. [6] Lewis played in 13 games while starting 3. He finished the 2018 season with 27 tackles and 1 pass defense.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2010 KAN 12 10 29 21 8 0.0 0 3 46 0 23 7 2 0 0 0
2011 KAN 16 16 60 48 12 0.0 0 3 119 1 59 10 1 1 0 0
2012 KAN 9 9 26 24 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2013 KAN 16 15 56 46 10 0.0 3 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0
2014 HOU 16 16 84 52 32 0.0 4 2 32 1 27 6 3 1 0 0
2015 BAL 15 15 61 38 23 0.0 5 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0
2016 BAL 6 0 6 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
2018 TEN 13 3 27 20 7 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
103 84 349 255 94 0.0 13 9 198 2 59 34 8 2 0 0

Playoffs

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD
2010 KAN 1 1 3 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 KAN 1 1 5 3 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
2 2 8 6 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "2010 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  2. ^ Florio, Mike (June 29, 2010). "Chiefs sign rookie Kendrick Lewis". NBCSports.com. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  3. ^ Wesseling, Chris (March 21, 2014). "Kendrick Lewis says he's joining Houston Texans". NFL.com. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  4. ^ Downing, Garrett (October 22, 2016). "Ravens activate Lorenzo Taliaferro, promote Robertson Daniel to 53-man roster". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  5. ^ Mink, Ryan (March 7, 2017). "Ravens Waive Cornerback Shareece Wright, Safety Kendrick Lewis". BaltimoreRavens.com.
  6. ^ Wyatt, Jim (May 2, 2018). "Titans Agree to Terms with Veteran Safety Kendrick Lewis". TitansOnline.com. Archived from the original on May 3, 2018.

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