Kendrick Lewis (born June 16, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Ole Miss Rebels and was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL draft. Lewis also played for the Houston Texans, Baltimore Ravens, and Tennessee Titans.
Professional career Kansas City Chiefs
Lewis was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round (136th overall) of the 2010 NFL draft. The Chiefs officially signed him on June 29, 2010.
Lewis began his rookie season as the backup free safety behind Jon McGraw but took over the starting position after McGraw became injured. He started 10 games, intercepting three passes, and forcing one fumble.
In 2011, Lewis started all 16 games at safety for the first time in his career and produced 58 tackles, a career-high 10 passes defensed, and three interceptions.
Houston Texans On March 21, 2014, Lewis signed with the Houston Texans. He established a career-high and led the Texans with 84 tackles and three forced fumbles. Lewis also notched two interceptions, six passes defensed and a fumble recovery.
Baltimore Ravens On March 14, 2015, Lewis signed a three-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens. He was placed on injured reserve on October 22, 2016.
On March 7, 2017, Lewis was released by the Ravens.
Tennessee Titans On May 2, 2018, Lewis signed with the Tennessee Titans after sitting out the entire 2017 season. Lewis played in 13 games while starting three. He finished the 2018 season with 27 tackles and one pass deflection.
NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high
Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2010 KAN 12 10 29 21 8 0.0 0 3 46 0 23 7 2 0 0 0 2011 KAN 16 16 60 48 12 0.0 0 3 119 1 59 10 1 1 0 0 2012 KAN 9 9 26 24 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2013 KAN 16 15 56 46 10 0.0 3 1 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 2014 HOU 16 16 84 52 32 0.0 4 2 32 1 27 6 3 1 0 0 2015 BAL 15 15 61 38 23 0.0 5 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 2016 BAL 6 0 6 6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2018 TEN 13 3 27 20 7 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Career 103 84 349 255 94 0.0 13 9 198 2 59 34 8 2 0 0
Postseason Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL Int Yds TD Lng PD FF FR Yds TD 2010 KAN 1 1 3 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2013 KAN 1 1 5 3 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Career 2 2 8 6 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
References
External links
Ole Miss Rebels bio