Keenan Lewis

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Keenan Lewis
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Lewis during the 2012 NFL season
No. 20, 21, 23, 28
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1986-05-17) May 17, 1986 (age 38)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school: O. Perry Walker
(New Orleans, Louisiana)
College: Oregon State
NFL draft: 2009  / Round: 3 / Pick: 96
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:213
Forced fumbles:3
Pass deflections:53
Interceptions:7
Player stats at PFR

Keenan Girod Lewis [1] (born May 17, 1986) is a former American football cornerback. He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft, and also played for the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Oregon State.

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Early life

Lewis attended O. Perry Walker High School in New Orleans, Louisiana and was schoolmates and teammates with NFL wide receiver Mike Wallace. [2] He was a three-year starter for head coach Terry Wilson. He made 75 tackles as a senior with four quarterback sacks and seven interceptions, also returned five punts for 180 yards and five kickoffs for 150 yards in 2003. Was named first-team all-metro and all-league as a senior. He recorded 71 tackles with two interceptions as a junior and 54 tackles as a sophomore.

College career

Lewis played for Oregon State between 2004-2008. After redshirting as a freshman in 2004, he started all 11 games and ended the year with 98 tackles, fourth on the team in 2005. He led the team for pass breakups with 11. He made the College Football News Third-team Freshman All-American and honorable mention by the Sporting News. In 2006, Lewis made 22 tackles for the season, was second on the team with eight pass breakups, and also accounted for a sack and two tackles for loss. Lewis finished off his career as one of the most physical corners in the, then, Pac-10 conference.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 0 in
(1.83 m)		208 lb
(94 kg)		4.55 s1.59 s2.62 s4.42 s6.89 s33+1⁄2 in
(0.85 m)		10 ft 3 in
(3.12 m)		19 reps
All values from NFL Combine/Oregon State's Pro Day [3]

Pittsburgh Steelers

The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Lewis in the third round (96th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. [4]

On June 12, 2009, the Steelers signed Lewis to a three-year, $1.66 million contract.

New Orleans Saints

On March 14, 2013, the New Orleans Saints signed Lewis to a five-year, $26.3 million contract that includes $10.5 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $6 million. [5] [6] On November 26, 2015 Lewis was placed on injured reserve with a leg injury, ending his season. Lewis had been slowly recovering from January 2016 hip surgery. He started training camp on the physically unable to perform list, and although the team activated him from PUP on August 3, 2016, he practiced just one day and had been sidelined ever since. On August 19, 2016, Lewis was released by the Saints.

Free agency

On April 25, 2016, it was reported that the Steelers met with Keenan Lewis and explored a possible agreement with the free agent. He underwent an MRI and a physical and it was discovered Lewis was still dealing with the hip injury that caused his release from the Saints. The Steelers elected not to sign him. [7]

On April 29, 2017, the Steelers again hosted Lewis on a visit to look into the possibility signing the free agent, but again decided against it. [8]

NFL career statistics

Legend
BoldCareer high

Regular season

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2009 PIT 401100.00000000000
2010 PIT 9011830.00000001000
2011 PIT 161373070.00190960000
2012 PIT 16167156150.020000231000
2013 NOR 1616473980.0143402091000
2014 NOR 1616403730.012202130000
2015 NOR 606600.00000020000
8349213177360.04745020533000

Playoffs

YearTeamGamesTacklesInterceptionsFumbles
GPGSCmbSoloAstSckTFLIntYdsTDLngPDFFFRYdsTD
2010 PIT 300000.00000000000
2011 PIT 101100.00000000000
2013 NOR 225500.00000020000
626600.00000020000

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References

  1. ↑ "ESPN Profile". ESPN.com.
  2. ↑ "Road to NFL riches started for Keenan Lewis, Mike Wallace at O. Perry Walker". The Times-Picayune. March 14, 2013.
  3. ↑ "NFL Draft Profile: Keenan Lewis". NFL.com. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  4. ↑ "2009 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  5. ↑ Nakia Hogan (March 14, 2013). "New Orleans Saints sign cornerback Keenan Lewis to five-year, $26.3 million contract". NOLA.com. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Keenan Lewis signs with New Orleans Saints" Archived March 16, 2013, at the Wayback Machine , SI.com, March 14, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Source: Steelers free up $2M by restructuring Marcus Gilbert's contract". post-gazette.com. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  8. ↑ Nate Bouda (April 29, 2017). "Steelers Hosting Veteran CB Keenan Lewis For Visit". NFLtraderumors.com. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
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