Alex Lewis (offensive lineman)

Alex Lewis (born April 21, 1992) is a former American football offensive guard. He played college football at Nebraska, and was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft.

Alex Lewis
No. 71
Position:Offensive guard
Personal information
Born: (1992-04-21) April 21, 1992
Tempe, Arizona, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school:Phoenix (AZ) Mountain Pointe
College:Nebraska
NFL Draft:2016 / Round: 4 / Pick: 130
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:44
Games started:39
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Lewis started his career with Colorado, playing all 12 games as a true freshman in 2011 at tackle and tight end before moving to guard. He played all of the 2012 season at left guard.

After the 2012 season, Lewis transferred to Nebraska, where his father, Bill Lewis, was an All-American center. He sat out the 2013 season due to transfer rules and started all games for Nebraska in 2014 and 2015.

Professional career

Baltimore Ravens

The Baltimore Ravens selected Lewis with the 130th overall pick in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL Draft.[1] He played in 10 games with 8 starts at guard for the Ravens before missing the last six weeks of the season with a sprained ankle.

On August 10, 2017 during the Ravens first preseason games, Lewis suffered a shoulder injury that required surgery, causing him to miss the entire 2017 season.[2] He was placed on injured reserve on September 1, 2017.[3]

On October 14, 2018, Lewis was carted off field with a suspected serious neck injury.[4] He only missed two games and returned in Week 9.

New York Jets

On August 5, 2019, Lewis was traded to the New York Jets for a conditional seventh round draft pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.[5] After beginning the season as a backup, he was named the starting left guard in Week 5 following an injury to Kelechi Osemele. He started 12 games before being placed on injured reserve on December 28, 2019.[6]

On March 21, 2020, Lewis signed a three-year, $18.6 million contract extension with the Jets.[7] He started nine games at left guard before being placed on the reserve/non-football injury list on December 4, 2020.[8] He was designated to return and began practicing with the team again on December 30, but the team did not activate him before the end of the season.[9]

On August 6, 2021, Lewis was placed on the left squad list after injuring his head during practice.[10] He announced his retirement on August 18.[11]

References
  1. Downing, Garrett (April 30, 2016). "Round 4: Ravens Draft OT Alex Lewis At No. 130". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on August 12, 2017.
  2. "Injury Updates On Joe Flacco, Alex Lewis, Tim White". BaltimoreRavens.com. August 11, 2017. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018.
  3. Mink, Ryan (September 1, 2017). "Ravens Announce 24 Roster Moves, Have 13 More To Make". BaltimoreRavens.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018.
  4. "Alex Lewis carted off field with an apparent neck injury, shortly after returning from a minor injury suffered earlier that quarter". RavensWire. October 14, 2018.
  5. Scott, Jelani. "Ravens pivot, deal Alex Lewis to Jets for 2020 pick". NFL.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  6. "Jets claim TE Ross Travis off waivers from Colts, place Alex Lewis on IR". Jets Wire. USA Today. December 28, 2019.
  7. Alper, Josh (March 17, 2020). "Jets re-sign Alex Lewis". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
  8. Greenberg, Ethan (December 4, 2020). "Jets Place LG Alex Lewis on Non-Football Injury List". NewYorkJets.com.
  9. Greenberg, Ethan (December 30, 2020). "Jets Designate LG Alex Lewis, RG Greg Van Roten to Return to Practice". NewYorkJets.com. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  10. Greenberg, Ethan (August 6, 2021). "Jets Activate George Fant, Place Alex Lewis on Exempt List". NewYorkJets.com.
  11. Alper, Josh (August 18, 2021). "Jets guard Alex Lewis retiring". Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports.
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