Gregory Alan Lewis Jr. (born February 12, 1980) is an

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coach and former player. He is the

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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in the NFL for eight seasons. After playing

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for

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, he was signed by the

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as an

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in 2003. He played for the Eagles for six seasons from 2003 to 2008 and the

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for two seasons from 2009 to 2010. Lewis has served as assistant coach for the

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, San Jose State, Pittsburgh Panthers, Eagles, and Chiefs.

Early life

Lewis attended Rich South High School in

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, which retired his No. 8 jersey in 2004.

College career

Lewis went to the

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, joining the football team as a walk-on.

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

After going undrafted in the 2003 NFL draft, Lewis signed with the

as an

. Limited to mostly special teams his rookie season, Lewis worked his way into the receivers rotation his second year, helping the Eagles reach

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. He caught a 30-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter for his first career touchdown reception to bring the Eagles within a field goal, but the Eagles would go on to lose, 24–21. Lewis spent six seasons with the Eagles, playing in 99 games with 24 starts between the regular season and playoffs, while recording 136 receptions for 1,879 yards and eight touchdowns.

New England Patriots

Lewis was acquired via trade along with a 2010 7th-round draft pick by the

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in exchange for a 2009 5th-round draft pick on March 5, 2009. Coach Bill Belichick had considered drafting Lewis in 2003, and Lewis had career games against the Patriots in the Super Bowl, and in 2007 when the Eagles nearly ended the Patriots undefeated streak. However, he was released on September 5 during finals cuts.

Minnesota Vikings

Lewis signed with the

on September 10, 2009. This reunited him with Vikings coach Brad Childress, who previously served as offensive coordinator for the Eagles. On September 27, 2009, Lewis caught a contested 32-yard

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pass from quarterback

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while falling out of the back of the end zone with two seconds remaining to give the Vikings a dramatic come-from-behind 27–24 victory over the

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. It was Lewis' first catch with the team and the game marked his debut as a Viking (he was inactive for the previous two games). He received an ESPY Award for Best Play along with Favre. He was re-signed to a one-year contract on February 28, 2010.

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Coaching career

Lewis was a coaching intern for the Eagles during the rookie mini-camp in 2012. For the 2012 season under head coach Ron Caragher, Lewis was wide receivers coach for the

Toreros football team that went 8–3, with the top 3 receivers going for 144 catches and 15 of the team's 20 touchdown passes. Caragher became head coach at

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in 2013, and Lewis joined Caragher's staff in San Jose State as wide receivers coach. On February 19, 2014, Lewis was named the receivers coach at the University of Pittsburgh by head coach Paul Chryst. After spending the 2015 season with the

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of the NFL as an offensive assistant, Lewis was hired by the Eagles as the team's wide receivers coach on January 20, 2016, and released on January 9, 2017. Lewis was hired as the

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' wide receiver coach in January 2017. In 2019, Lewis won his first Super Bowl when the Chiefs defeated the

31–20 in

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. He was reassigned to be the Chiefs'

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on April 2, 2021. In Week 1 of the 2021 NFL season, Lewis started a physical altercation when he pushed

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player Ronnie Harrison who was standing over Kansas City Chiefs player Clyde Edwards-Helaire. Lewis was later fined an undisclosed amount by the league. In 2022, Lewis won his second Super Bowl when the Chiefs defeated the

38–35 in

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. On March 8, 2023, the

hired Lewis as their wide receiver coach.

References

External links

Baltimore Ravens bio
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