Roy Lewis (American football)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1985)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Roy Lewis
| image = Roy Lewis.jpg
| caption = Lewis in 2012
| number = 30, 34
| position = Cornerback
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|5|19}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 10
| weight_lbs = 190
| high_school = Narbonne
(Harbor City, California)
| college = Washington
| undraftedyear = 2008
| pastteams =
- Pittsburgh Steelers ({{NFL Year|2008}})
- Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|2009}}–{{NFL Year|2011}})
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 53
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 1.5
| statlabel3 = Forced fumbles
| statvalue3 = 1
| statlabel4 = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4 = 3
| statlabel5 = Pass deflections
| statvalue5 = 5
| pfr = LewiRo22
}}
Roy Lewis, Jr. (born May 19, 1985) is an American former professional football cornerback. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2008. He played college football at Washington. With the Steelers, he won Super Bowl XLIII against the Arizona Cardinals. He is now a firefighter for the City of Phoenix in Arizona.
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; eventually 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 opportunity 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|work= Steelers Notebook: Holmes forges bond with Roethlisberger|publisher= Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date= 2008-08-23|access-date=2008-08-23}}
Professional career
=Pittsburgh Steelers=
Lewis was signed by the Steelers as an undrafted rookie free agent on April 28, 2008. After playing 1 game with the team in 2008, Lewis spent the 2009 preseason with the Steelers before being cut on September 4, 2009. He was activated on October 28.
=Seattle Seahawks=
Lewis was claimed off waivers by the Seahawks on September 6, 2009. He was activated on October 28. Following the 2010 season, Lewis was presented with the Steve Largent Award and the team's Man of the Year Award.{{Cite news|url=http://www.seahawks.com/news/2010/11/16/roy-lewis-man-year|title=Roy Lewis: Man of the Year|website=Seahawks.com|publisher=Seattle Seahawks|date=November 16, 2010|access-date=May 24, 2017}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101210091203/http://www.seahawks.com/team/roster/roy-lewis/85a328d3-634b-4481-8e7a-43e1a9fa62f0/ Seattle Seahawks bio]
- [http://gohuskies.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/lewis_roy00.html Washington Huskies bio]
{{Super Bowl XLIII}}
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Category:Players of American football from Los Angeles
Category:American football cornerbacks
Category:San Jose State Spartans football players
Category:Washington Huskies football players
Category:Pittsburgh Steelers players
Category:Seattle Seahawks players