Thad Lewis

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Thad Lewis
Thaddeus Lewis.jpg
Lewis with the Cleveland Browns in 2012
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Position:Quarterbacks coach
Personal information
Born: (1987-11-19) November 19, 1987 (age 36)
Opa-locka, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:219 lb (99 kg)
Career information
High school: Hialeah-Miami Lakes (FL)
College: Duke
Undrafted: 2010
Career history
As a player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Career highlights and awards
As player:
Career NFL statistics
Pass att / comp:189 / 115
Percentage:60.8
TD–Int:5–4
Passing yards:1,296
Passer rating:81.4
Player stats at PFR

Thaddeus Cowan Lewis (born November 19, 1987) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the quarterbacks coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Duke Blue Devils.

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Lewis was in the NFL for eight years where he spent almost his entire career as a backup, practice squad or offseason player for eight different teams. He played in 7 total regular season games, including six starts: one for the Cleveland Browns in 2012 and five for the Buffalo Bills in 2013.

He began his coaching career in 2018, and joined the Buccaneers' coaching staff in 2020.

Early life

Lewis played at Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School. [1] As a senior, he was evaluated as the nation's 10th-best dual-threat quarterback and 65th-best quarterback overall. He led his team to the state playoffs that year, passing for 12 touchdowns and only three interceptions. [2]

College career

Lewis throwing a pass against Connecticut in Duke's 2007 opener. 2007 Thaddeus Lewis passing vs UConn cropped.jpg
Lewis throwing a pass against Connecticut in Duke's 2007 opener.

Lewis played college football for the Duke Blue Devils. While at Duke, he set school records for career passing touchdowns and career passing yards. He also set Duke's school record for most consecutive pass attempts without an interception with 206. [2] During his four years as a starting quarterback, he threw for 10,065 yards, 67 touchdowns and 40 interceptions, and ran for 9 touchdowns. [3]

During his senior season, Lewis was a finalist for the Davey O'Brien Award, presented to the nation's top quarterback. [4]

College statistics

SeasonTeamGPPassingRushing
CmpAttPctYdsTDIntRtgAttYdsTD
Duke Blue Devils
2006 Duke 1218034052.92,1341116106.999−741
2007 Duke 1219936055.32,4302110125.796−1482
2008 Duke 1122436162.02,171156123.069962
2009 Duke 1227444961.03,330208134.586484
Totals476971,17059.410,0656740127.69350−789

Professional career

St. Louis Rams

Lewis signed with the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent soon after the 2010 NFL draft. [4]

Cleveland Browns (first stint)

The Cleveland Browns claimed him off of waivers on September 4, 2011. Lewis was later waived by the Browns on October 11. He was signed to the practice squad on October 13. He was again added to the Browns' active roster on December 24, after injuries to Brandon Weeden and Colt McCoy. [5] He made his first career start when the Browns took on the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 30, and completed 22 of 32 passes for 204 yards with one touchdown and one interception. [4] Notwithstanding Lewis' performance, the Browns lost 24–10. [6] This performance was particularly noteworthy due to his strong performance against the first-ranked defense of the NFL during the 2012 season. [7] Lewis was waived by the Browns on May 22, 2013.

Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions claimed him off waivers on May 28, 2013. He looked to compete with 2012 undrafted free agent and former Heisman Trophy finalist Kellen Moore for the third quarterback position.

Buffalo Bills

On August 25, 2013, the Buffalo Bills traded linebacker Chris White for Lewis, due to the mounting quarterback injuries for the Bills. [8] He was released on August 31, and signed to the practice squad on September 1. On October 7, coach Doug Marrone announced on WGR Sports Radio 550 that Lewis was promoted to the active roster from the practice squad after an injury to E. J. Manuel and started week 6 against the Cincinnati Bengals, over undrafted rookie Jeff Tuel, where he went 19/32 for 216 yards with 2 passing touchdowns and 0 interceptions and added 7 carries for 17 yards and 1 rushing touchdown. The Bills lost the game in overtime by a score of 27–24. [9]

On October 20, Lewis went 21/32 for 202 yards with no touchdown passes and 1 interception. He also had 5 carries for 13 yards as he earned his first career victory against the Miami Dolphins by a score of 23–21. In a week 8 loss to the New Orleans Saints, Lewis completed 22 of 39 passes for 234 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception along with 2 rushes for 5 yards. This game was arguably his worst as he fumbled the ball 3 times. On November 3, against the Kansas City Chiefs in week 9, Tuel was named the starting quarterback, only to be replaced the following week by the original week 1 starter Manuel. Manuel started the next 5 games against the Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets, Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Jacksonville Jaguars.

Lewis received his second win as a member of the Bills during Week 16 in a shutout victory over their division rival Dolphins with a score of 19–0. He went 15/25 for 193 yards with zero touchdowns and 1 interception while adding 8 carries for 13 yards. This loss would be a major factor for the Dolphins not making the playoffs since they needed to win just one of their final two games for a wildcard spot; which they lost both. In his final game as a Bill, Lewis played at Gillette Stadium against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. Although Lewis outshone Brady on that day, by throwing for more yards than him and not throwing an interception like Brady did, his team lost to the Patriots by a score of 34–20. Lewis went 16/29 for 247 yards with 1 touchdown and no interceptions. He also added 2 carries for 4 yards. Lewis finished his 2013 Bills season with a 2–3 record as Buffalo's starting quarterback. On August 26, 2014, Lewis was released from the Bills.

Houston Texans

Lewis signed with the Houston Texans on November 24, 2014, after starting quarterback Ryan Mallett suffered a season-ending injury. [10]

Cleveland Browns (second stint)

The Browns signed Lewis on March 12, 2015. [11] He was released from the team on September 5. [12]

Philadelphia Eagles

Lewis signed with the Philadelphia Eagles on September 21, 2015. [13]

San Francisco 49ers

Lewis signed with the San Francisco 49ers on March 10, 2016, reuniting him with former Eagles coach Chip Kelly. [14] On August 16, the 49ers placed Lewis on injured reserve.

Baltimore Ravens

On August 14, 2017, Lewis signed with the Baltimore Ravens. [15] On September 1, he was released by the Ravens during final roster cuts. [16]

NFL career statistics

YearTeamGamesPassingRushing
GPGSAttCmpPctYdsTDIntRtgAttYdsTD
2012 CLE 11322268.82041183.3130
2013 BUF 651579359.21,0924381.024521
Career7618911560.81,2965481.425551

Coaching career

UCLA

In January 2018, Lewis was hired by UCLA as an offensive analyst. [17]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

On July 22, 2020, Lewis was hired as an intern by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Following the 2020 NFL season, Lewis was hired as an offensive assistant. He was promoted to assistant wide receivers coach on May 5, 2021. [18]

On February 24, 2023, Lewis was promoted to the role of quarterbacks coach. [19]

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References

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  2. 1 2 Thaddeus Lewis Bio Duke Sports Information, accessed September 2, 2013
  3. ↑ Thaddeus Lewis Stats Sports-Reference.com
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  7. ↑ "Steelers Number one Defense of 2012". National Football League . December 27, 2012. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
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  14. ↑ "49ers sign quarterback Thad Lewis to one-year deal". ESPN . March 10, 2016. Archived from the original on May 8, 2018.
  15. ↑ Mink, Ryan (August 14, 2017). "Ravens Sign Quarterback Thaddeus Lewis, Waive Dustin Vaughn". BaltimoreRavens.com.
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  18. ↑ "Thaddeus Lewis, A.Q. Shipley Join Bucs Coaching Staff for 2021". Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Archived from the original on May 5, 2021. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
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