Jeremy Lewis (gridiron football)

Jeremy Lewis (born February 1, 1990) is a gridiron football offensive lineman for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He attended the University of Miami, where he played college football for the Miami Hurricanes.

Jeremy Lewis
No. 60     B.C. Lions
Born: (1990-02-01) February 1, 1990
West Palm Beach, Florida
Career information
StatusActive
CFL statusAmerican
Position(s)OL
Height6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight312 lb (142 kg)
CollegeMiami (FL)
High schoolPalm Beach Lakes (FL)
Career history
As player
2013Tampa Bay Buccaneers*
2014Los Angeles Kiss*
2014San Antonio Talons
2014Toronto Argonauts
2014–2017Hamilton Tiger-Cats
2017Montreal Alouettes
Career stats

Early career

Lewis played high school football for Palm Beach Lakes Community High School. He played for the Miami Hurricanes from 2009 to 2012. In his senior year, Lewis was part of a team that achieved 440.2 yards of total offense per game, fifth-best in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

Professional career

NFL and AFL

Lewis was eligible for the 2013 NFL Draft but went undrafted. On April 28, 2013, he signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL), but was later released on June 19.[2][3] Lewis joined the Los Angeles Kiss of the Arena Football League (AFL) in January 2014, and was traded to the San Antonio Talons in February.[1][4] He played in three games for the Talons in his only season with the AFL.[5]

CFL

On May 13th, the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL signed Lewis.[6] He was moved to the practice squad before the beginning of the regular season, and was later released due to personal matters.[7]

Lewis was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on July 13, and went on to play in 10 regular season games in his rookie season in the CFL. The 27-year-old Lewis made 39 starts over three seasons with the club, including 14 last year. He suffered a knee injury in an August game against the Calgary Stampeders and missed the last four games of the regular season as well as the East Semi-Final loss to Edmonton. The Florida native also missed nine games due to injury in 2015[1] He was released by the Ti-Cats on May 1, 2017 as they trimmed their roster down to 75 players.[8]

Lewis was signed to the Montreal Alouettes' practice roster on July 23, 2017.[9][10]

References
  1. "Jeremy Lewis". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  2. Philipse, Sander (27 April 2013). "Undrafted free agent signings: tracking the Buccaneers' undrafted free agents". Bucs Nations. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  3. Alper, Josh (19 June 2013). "Buccaneers sign Michael Adams". NBC Sports. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  4. "LA KISS arena football team to hold first practice today". Los Angeles Daily News. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  5. "Jeremy Lewis". Arena Football League. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  6. Zicarelli, Frank (13 May 2014). "Toronto Argos select Anthony Coombs at CFL draft". Toronto Sun. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  7. "FINAL TRAINING CAMP CUTS". Toronto Argonauts. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  8. "TIGER-CATS TRANSACTIONS | Hamilton Tiger-Cats". ticats.ca. Retrieved 2017-05-02.
  9. "ALOUETTES ADD THREE TO THE PRACTICE ROSTER". montrealalouettes.com. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  10. Zurkowsky, Herb (24 July 2017). "Coach claims isolated mistakes, not bad plays are holding Alouettes back". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
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