Thyron Lewis (born November 25, 1982) is an American former professional

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. He played

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Howard University Howard University is a private, historically black, federally chartered research university in Washington, D.C., United States. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" and accredited by the Mid ...

and attended William H. Taft High School in

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. He was a member of the

Stockton Lightning The Stockton Lightning were a professional arena football team based in Stockton, California. They were members of the Western Division of the National Conference of the arenafootball2 (af2). The Lightning joined af2 2006 as an expansion team. ...

Tri-Cities Fever The Tri-Cities Fever was a professional indoor American football, indoor football franchise based in Kennewick, Washington. The Fever joined National Indoor Football League (NIFL) in 2005 as an expansion team. The Fever were owned by Teri Carr. ...

, Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings,

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Los Angeles KISS The Los Angeles Kiss (stylized as LA KISS) were a professional arena football team based in Anaheim, California, and members of the Arena Football League (AFL). The Kiss joined the AFL as an expansion team after Los Angeles' previous franchise ( ...

Jacksonville Sharks The Jacksonville Sharks are a professional indoor football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, that competes in the Indoor Football League (IFL). The team plays its home games at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. They were members of the Are ...

, Atlanta/Carolina Havoc,

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, and

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. Lewis was also drafted by

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in the supplemental

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and by the

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in the

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College career

Lewis recorded 30 receptions for 513 yards and four touchdowns for the

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from 2004 to 2005.

Professional career

Lewis played for the

of the

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in 2008. He recorded 28 receptions for 384 yards and 6 touchdowns for the Lightning. Lewis was traded to the af2's

for future considerations in May 2008. He spent the 2009 season with the Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings of the af2. He played for the Tri-Cities Fever of the

Indoor Football League The Indoor Football League (IFL) is a Professional gridiron football, professional indoor American football league in the United States. The league comprises 14 teams, divided equally between the Eastern Conference (EC) and Western Conference ...

(IFL) in 2010. Lewis recorded 50 receptions for 675 yards and 25 touchdowns in 13 games, earning second-team All-IFL honors. He was assigned to

of the AFL on October 8, 2010. He recorded 97 receptions for a team-leading 1,430 yards and 26 touchdowns in 2013. On October 28, 2014, Lewis was assigned to the

. He was placed on recallable reassignment on May 27, 2015. On June 4, 2015, he was assigned to the Gladiators. On January 26, 2017, Lewis signed with the

, who had moved to the

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(NAL). He signed with the

Atlanta Havoc Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County and extends into neighboring DeKalb County. With a population of 520,070 (2024 estimate) living within the city limits, Atlan ...

of the

American Arena League The American Arena League (AAL) is a professional Indoor American football, indoor football minor league that began playing in 2018. The league was initiated by a merger between Arena Pro Football (APF) and the Can-Am Indoor Football League (Ca ...

(AAL) in December 2017. He played for the Havoc from 2018 to 2019. In September 2020, Lewis signed with the

of the NAL. He signed with the

of the new

Arena Football League The Arena Football League (AFL) was a professional arena football league in the United States. It was founded in 1986, but played its first official games in the 1987 Arena Football League season, 1987 season, making it the third longest-runnin ...

in 2024.

Coaching career

Lewis spent time as the wide receivers coach at

Edward Waters University Edward Waters University is a Private university, private Christian college, Christian Historically Black colleges and universities, historically Black university in Jacksonville, Florida. It was founded in 1866 by members of the African Metho ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lewis, Thyron Living people 1982 births American football wide receivers Howard Bison football players Stockton Lightning players Tri-Cities Fever players Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings players Cleveland Gladiators players Los Angeles Kiss players Jacksonville Sharks players American Arena League players Players of American football from Los Angeles People from Woodland Hills, Los Angeles Westchester High School (Los Angeles) alumni Edward Waters Tigers football coaches Coaches of American football from California Carolina Cobras (NAL) players Arena Football League (2024) players