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| Position: | Defensive lineman | ||||||||||
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| Born: | October 14, 1988 Abbeville, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Abbeville (AL) | ||||||||||
| College: | Jacksonville State | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2012 | ||||||||||
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Monte Lewis (born October 14, 1988) is a former American football defensive lineman. He played college football at Jacksonville State University and attended Abbeville High School in Abbeville, Alabama. He has also been a member of the Washington Redskins, Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Ottawa Redblacks, San Jose SaberCats, Orlando Predators and Tampa Bay Storm.
Early life
[edit]Lewis attended Abbeville High School in Abbeville, Alabama.[1]
College career
[edit]Lewis played for the Jacksonville State Gamecocks from 2007 to 2011. He was the team's starter his final two and a half years and helped the Gamecocks to 32 wins. He played in 45 games during his career including 28 starts at defensive end. Lewis was named First-team All-Ohio Valley Conference as a junior and Second-team All-OVC as a senior.[2]
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
240 lb (109 kg) |
4.56 s | 1.58 s | 2.69 s | – s | – s | 34.5 in (0.88 m) |
9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
27 reps | |||
| All values from Jacksonville State Pro Day[3] | ||||||||||||
Washington Redskins
[edit]On April 29, 2012, Lewis signed as an undrafted free agent with the Washington Redskins.[4] On August 27, 2012, Lewis was waived by the Redskins.[5]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
[edit]In October 2012, Lewis was signed to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats practice roster.[6] On April 16, 2013, Lewis re-signed with the Tiger-Cats.[7]
San Jose SaberCats
[edit]Lewis was assigned to the San Jose SaberCats in 2013. On September 24, 2014, Lewis was activated from other league exempt by the SaberCats.[8] On March 23, 2015, Lewis was placed on recallable reassignment.
Ottawa Redblacks
[edit]On March 4, 2014, Lewis signed with the Ottawa Redblacks in 2014.[9] On August 7, 2014, Lewis was activated by the Redblacks.[10] On June 21, 2014, Lewis was released by the Redblacks.[11]
Orlando Predators
[edit]Lewis was assigned to the Orlando Predators in 2015. Lewis returned to the Predators in 2016.
Tampa Bay Storm
[edit]Lewis was assigned to the Tampa Bay Storm on October 24, 2016, during the dispersal draft.[12] The Storm picked up Lewis' rookie option on January 5, 2017. The Storm folded in December 2017.[13]
Wuhan Gators
[edit]Lewis was selected by the Wuhan Gators in the fifth round of the 2017 CAFL Draft.[14]
Baltimore Brigade
[edit]On March 20, 2018, Lewis was assigned to the Baltimore Brigade.[15]
Atlantic City Blackjacks
[edit]On March 29, 2019, Lewis was assigned to the Atlantic City Blackjacks.
References
[edit]- ^ "Two Wiregrass natives playing for Canadian football team". www.dothaneagle.com. BH Media Group, Inc. June 10, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ "Five Gamecocks Earn All-OVC Football Honors". www.jsugamecocksports.com. Jacksonville State Gamecocks. November 22, 2011. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ "Monte Lewis". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ "Undrafted free-agent deals for all 32 NFL teams". NFL.com. National Football League. April 29, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ Sky Kerstein (August 27, 2012). "Redskins Trim Roster To 75: 13 Players Cut, Barnes Traded". www.washington.cbslocal.com. CBS Broadcasting Inc. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ "Line injuries force Ticats into roster-revamp mode". www.flamboroughreview.com. Metroland Media Group Ltd. October 4, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ Drew Edwards (April 17, 2013). "Tiger-cats set for first lessons in the Austin doctrine". Press Reader. Retrieved April 26, 2017 – via PressReader.
- ^ "San Jose SaberCats Historical Transactions". www.arenafan.com. ArenaFan. Archived from the original on February 19, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ "Hill, Williams among three inked by Redblacks". www.cfl.ca. Canadian Football League. March 4, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ Gord Holder (August 7, 2014). "Redblacks activate Jermaine Robinson, Monte' Lewis from practice roster". www.ottawacitizen.com. Postmedia Network Inc. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ Gord Holder (June 21, 2014). "Redblacks release 15 players". www.ottawacitizen.com. Postmedia Network Inc. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ "AFL Holds Dispersal Draft". www.independentsportsnews.com. IndependentSportsNews.com. October 14, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
- ^ "Tampa Bay Storm suspending operations". Tampa Bay Times. December 21, 2017.
- ^ "2017 CAFL DRAFT RESULTS". caflfootball.com. July 11, 2017. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on March 21, 2018. Retrieved March 20, 2018.