Keenan Lewis
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Lewis during the 2012 NFL season
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| No. 21 New Orleans Saints | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 17, 1986 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||
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| High school: | New Orleans (LA) Walker | ||||||||||
| College: | Oregon State | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2009 / Round: 3 / Pick: 96 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Injured Reserve | ||||||||||
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Keenan Girod Lewis[1] (born May 17, 1986 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American football cornerback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oregon State.
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High school
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 as a junior (with two interceptions) 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 TFLs. Lewis finished off his career as one of the most physical corners in the, then, Pac-10 conference.
Professional career
Pittsburgh Steelers
Lewis was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round, 96th overall, of the 2009 NFL Draft.[3] Lewis signed a four-year contract with the Steelers after being drafted.
New Orleans Saints
On March 14, 2013, Lewis signed a five-year, $26.3 million contract with the New Orleans Saints.[4] On November 26, 2015 Lewis was placed on injured reserve with a leg injury, ending his season.
References
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- ↑ http://www.nfl.com/draft/2011/profiles/keenan-lewis?id=80658
- ↑ "Keenan Lewis signs with New Orleans Saints", SI.com, March 14, 2013.
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from New Orleans, Louisiana
- Players of American football from Louisiana
- American football cornerbacks
- Oregon State Beavers football players
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
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