Roy Lewis (American football)
- Roy Lewis (American football)
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name=Roy Lewis
currentteam=Pittsburgh Steelers
currentnumber=30
currentposition=Cornerback
birthdate=birth date and age|1985|5|19
birthplace=Los Angeles, California
heightft=5
heightin=10
weight=190
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college=Washington
undraftedyear=2008
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*Pittsburgh Steelers (2008-present)
status=Practice Squad
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* No notable achievements
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nfl=LEW662920
Roy Lewis, Jr. (born May 19, 1985 in city-state|Los Angeles|California) is an American football cornerback who is a practice squad player for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was signed by the Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Washington.
College career
Lewis was named a team captain as a senior at Washington, initially enrolled at San Jose State but transferred to Washington following his freshman year he earned a major in American ethnic studies. He was named Pac-10 defensive player of the week and the team's defensive MVP after the win over Boise State in 2007. Lewis, who played linebacker and cornerback in high school and college, impressed Steelers' coach Mike Tomlin with his physical play. Leading the coaching staff to give him an oppurtunity at the safety position. [cite news |first= Ed|last= Bouchette|title= Rookie makes an impression|url= http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08236/906493-66.stm?cmpid=sports.xml|work= Steelers Notebook: Holmes forges bond with Roethlisberger|publisher= Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date= 2008-08-23|accessdate=2008-08-23]
Professional career
Pittsburgh Steelers
Lewis was signed by the Steelers as an undrafted rookie free agent on April 28, 2008.
Reference
External links
* [http://news.steelers.com/team/player/88941/ Pittsburgh Steelers bio]
* [http://gohuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/lewis_roy00.html Washington Huskies bio]
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