Lewis Sanders
American football player (born 1978)
Lewis Sanders (born June 22, 1978) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2000 NFL draft. He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins.
Sanders has also played for the Houston Texans, New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons.
01College career
He is only the fourth player in University of Maryland history to return 2 kickoff returns for touchdowns in a career, and he ranks sixth on the Terps’ career-record list with 956 yards on kickoff returns and seventh with 10 interceptions. In 1999, he was an All-American third-team choice by SportsPage.com and The Sporting News, as well as an All-Atlantic Coast Conference first-team selection and a semi-finalist for the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the nation's top defensive back.
02Professional career
Cleveland Browns
Sanders was selected in the 2000 NFL draft by the Cleveland Browns and played with the team through the 2004 season.
Houston Texans
He signed with the Houston Texans as a free agent in 2005 and played two years there.
Atlanta Falcons
On March 7, 2007, the Atlanta Falcons signed Sanders. He was released by the team following the season on February 15, 2008.
New England Patriots
On March 6, 2008, he signed with the New England Patriots.
03NFL career statistics
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2000 | CLE | 11 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | CLE | 16 | 2 | 37 | 36 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 |
| 2003 | CLE | 9 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | CLE | 16 | 5 | 32 | 25 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | HOU | 12 | 3 | 31 | 27 | 4 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | HOU | 9 | 7 | 43 | 35 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | ATL | 14 | 6 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | NWE | 10 | 4 | 27 | 23 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | 29 | 236 | 202 | 34 | 1.0 | 4 | 5 | 90 | 0 | 29 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | ||
Playoffs
Sources and credits
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