Lewis Sanders
{{Short description|American football player (born 1978)}}
{{for|the investment manager|Lewis A. Sanders}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image =
| name = Lewis Sanders
| number = 25, 21, 34, 29
| position = Cornerback
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|6|22}}
| birth_place = Staten Island, New York, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lbs = 210
| high_school = St. Peter's {{nowrap|(Staten Island, New York)}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SandLe20.htm |title=Lewis Sanders Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=November 29, 2022}}
| college = Maryland
| draftyear = 2000
| draftround = 4
| draftpick = 95
- Cleveland Browns (2000–2003)
- Jacksonville Jaguars (2004)*
- Cleveland Browns (2004)
- Houston Texans (2005–2006)
- Atlanta Falcons (2007)
- New England Patriots (2008)
| status =
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 236
| statlabel2 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue2 = 2
| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue3 = 3
| statlabel4 = Pass deflections
| statvalue4 = 32
| statlabel5 = Interceptions
| statvalue5 = 5
| pfr = SandLe20
}}
File:Lewis_Sanders_Houston_Texans_2006-09-10.jpg
Lewis Sanders (born June 22, 1978) is an American former professional football cornerback. He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2000 NFL draft. He played college football at Maryland.
Sanders has also played for the Houston Texans, New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons.
College career
He is only the fourth player in University of Maryland history to return 2 kickoff returns for touchdowns in a career, and he ranks sixth on the Terps’ career-record list with 956 yards on kickoff returns and seventh with 10 interceptions. In 1999, he was an All-American third-team choice by SportsPage.com and The Sporting News, as well as an All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team selection and a semi-finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the nation's top defensive back.
Professional career
=Cleveland Browns=
Sanders was selected in the 2000 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns and played with the team through the 2004 season.{{Cite web |title=2000 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2000/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-19 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}
=Houston Texans=
He signed with the Houston Texans as a free agent in 2005 and played two years there.
=Atlanta Falcons=
On March 7, 2007, the Atlanta Falcons signed Sanders. He was released by the team following the season on February 15, 2008.
=New England Patriots=
On March 6, 2008, he signed with the New England Patriots.
NFL career statistics
| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
! colspan="2"| Legend |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2000 | CLE
| 11 || 1 || 18 || 11 || 7 || 0.0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 10 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2002 | CLE
| 16 || 2 || 37 || 36 || 1 || 1.0 || 1 || 1 || 25 || 0 || 25 || 2 || 0 || 3 || 13 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 | CLE
| 9 || 1 || 12 || 9 || 3 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 | CLE
| 16 || 5 || 32 || 25 || 7 || 0.0 || 0 || 2 || 36 || 0 || 24 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 | HOU
| 12 || 3 || 31 || 27 || 4 || 0.0 || 2 || 1 || 29 || 0 || 29 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | HOU
| 9 || 7 || 43 || 35 || 8 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2007 | ATL
| 14 || 6 || 36 || 36 || 0 || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 2008 | NWE
| 10 || 4 || 27 || 23 || 4 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 97 | 29 | 236 | 202 | 34 | 1.0 | 4 | 5 | 90 | 0 | 29 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
=Playoffs=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||||||||||||||
| rowspan="2"| Year
!rowspan="2"| Team !colspan="2"| Games !colspan="5"| Tackles !colspan="5"| Interceptions !colspan="4"| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |
| 2002 | CLE
| 1 || 0 || 7 || 6 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110519110302/http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=playerbio&bio=33021 New England Patriots bio (archive)]
{{Browns2000DraftPicks}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sanders, Lewis}}
Category:Players of American football from Staten Island
Category:American football cornerbacks
Category:Maryland Terrapins football players
Category:Cleveland Browns players
Category:Houston Texans players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:Atlanta Falcons players