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Chad Lewis

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Chad Lewis
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Lewis in 2004.
No. 89
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1971-10-05) October 5, 1971 (age 53)
Fort Dix, New Jersey, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:252 lb (114 kg)
Career information
High school:Orem (Orem, Utah)
College:BYU
Undrafted:1997
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:229
Receiving yards:2,361
Receiving touchdowns:23
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Chad Wayne Lewis (born October 5, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles and St. Louis Rams.

Early life

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Lewis grew up in Orem, Utah and played football and ran track at Orem High School. On March 30, 1986, Chad earned the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest award in the Boy Scouts of America.[citation needed] Lewis, who is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, served a two-year church mission in Taichung, Taiwan before attending college. While in Taiwan, he learned to speak Mandarin.

College career

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After walking on at Brigham Young University (BYU), Lewis finished his collegiate career with 111 receptions for 1,376 yards, and ten touchdowns. As a junior, he was an All-WAC first-team choice, and a UPI All-American honorable mention.

Professional career

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Lewis signed as an undrafted free agent with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1997. On October 26, he caught his first career touchdown from Rodney Peete in a 13-12 win over the Cowboys.[1]

Lewis sustained an ankle injury and was released by the Eagles on September 15, 1998. Once cleared to play, he signed with the Rams three months later. However, due to spending most of the 1998 season unsigned, he did not play any games that year.

Through the first ten weeks of the 1999 season, Lewis saw limited playing time on the Rams team that would become known as The Greatest Show on Turf. This led to his release on November 16, but he was re-signed by the Eagles the following day. In week 17, Lewis caught a touchdown in the Eagles 38-31 win over his former team, the Rams, snapping a seven game win streak for St. Louis.[2] (Also the last game the Rams would lose that year en route to Super Bowl XXXIV).

Lewis established himself as the Eagles starting tight end and a favorite target of quarterback Donovan McNabb, being name an All Pro in 2000, as well as the first of three consecutive Pro Bowl selections. In 5 1/2 seasons after returning to the Eagles, Lewis only missed two games.

In 2000 he led the Eagles with 69 receptions for 735 yards and three touchdowns, helping Philadelphia return to the playoffs for the first time since 1996. In 2001, he caught a career high six touchdowns. That year, the Eagles would make the first of four straight NFC Championship Game appearances. Losing the first three, Philadelphia defeated Atlanta in the 2004 NFC Championship Game where Lewis caught two touchdown passes. On the second touchdown reception, he suffered a Lisfranc injury to his left foot that kept him out of the Super Bowl XXXIX loss to the New England Patriots.[3]

Lewis spent the first half of the 2005 season rehabbing his injury; his contract expired following the Super Bowl so he remained a free agent. Once healed, Lewis re-signed with the Eagles on a one year deal. Lewis and L. J. Smith were used in two-tight end sets[4] which were not traditional for NFL offenses at the time. [5]

Lewis retired following the 2005 season. He has visited China, Taiwan, Singapore and Thailand to promote the NFL, give interviews and help with football clinics. He has also spoken at the Fourth of July celebration in China.[6]

In 2009, Lewis released a memoir, Surround Yourself With Greatness, and in 2010, he returned to BYU as an Associate Athletic Director.[7]

Lewis is a regular speaker at BYU and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's Missionary Training Center.

NFL statistics

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Regular season
Year Team GP Receiving Fumbles
Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FD Fum Lost
1997 PHI 16 12 94 7.8 17 4 6 0 0
1999 STL 6 1 12 12.0 12 0 1 0 0
PHI 6 7 76 10.9 21 3 6 0 0
2000 PHI 16 69 735 10.7 52 3 35 0 0
2001 PHI 15 41 422 10.3 33 6 20 1 1
2002 PHI 16 42 398 9.5 30 3 22 2 2
2003 PHI 16 23 293 12.7 29 1 17 0 0
2004 PHI 15 29 267 9.2 21 3 16 0 0
2005 PHI 8 5 64 12.8 17 0 4 0 0
Career[8] 114 229 2,361 10.3 52 23 127 3 3
Postseason
Year Team GP Receiving Fumbles
Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FD Fum Lost
2000 PHI 2 6 51 8.5 17 0 0 0 0
2001 PHI 3 12 145 12.1 33 1 9 0 0
2002 PHI 2 8 87 10.9 16 0 7 0 0
2003 PHI 2 8 106 13.3 27 0 4 0 0
2004 PHI 2 4 20 5.0 12 2 3 0 0
Career 11 38 409 10.8 33 3 23 0 0

References

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  1. ^ "Eagles 13-12 Cowboys". ESPN. October 26, 1997.
  2. ^ "Eagles 38-31 Rams". ESPN. January 2, 2000.
  3. ^ "Lewis suffers foot injury in NFC Championship". ESPN. January 24, 2005.
  4. ^ O'Rourke, Larry (January 17, 2004). "Four-armed and dangerous ** Eagles tight ends Chad Lewis, L.J. Smith are a double dose of trouble.** NFC CHAMPIONSHIP". Morning Call.
  5. ^ O'Rourke, Larry (September 25, 2004). "Birds' tight ends both thriving ** Chad Lewis, L.J. Smith have been helped by addition of Owens". Morning Call.
  6. ^ Taylor, Scott (July 6, 2008). "Former BYU football star uses Mandarin — not NFL status — as foreign ambassador". Deseret News.
  7. ^ "chad lewis Staff Profile". Official Home of BYU Athletics. Retrieved August 30, 2019 – via byucougars.com.
  8. ^ "Chad Lewis Stats". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Archived from the original on October 22, 2014. Retrieved June 30, 2014.


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