Alex Lewis (linebacker)
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Delran Township, New Jersey, U.S.
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| Position | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Born | June 11, 1981 Delran Township, New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Delran | ||||||||||||
| College | Wisconsin | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2004: 5th round, 140th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Alex Lewis (born June 11, 1981) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) from 2004–08 for the Detroit Lions.
Lewis played college football from 2000–01 with SUNY Morrisville, earning conference player of the year honors in 2001 with a reported 100 tackles and ten sacks,[1] before transferring to the Wisconsin Badgers where he played in 2002–03.
With Wisconsin, Lewis holds the record for most tackles for a loss in a game with 6.5, which he accumulated on October 18, 2003 vs. Purdue. His performance in this game includes five sacks, good for a tie for second-most in program history. A two-year starter joining the Badgers with two years eligibility, Lewis led the Badgers in tackles in 2002, his junior season, and earned All-Big Ten First Team honors in 2003, as a senior.[2]
