Michael Lewis (NFL receiver)
Lewis in 2007 with the 49ers
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| Position: | Team ambassador | ||
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| Date of birth: | November 14, 1971 | ||
| Place of birth: | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||
| Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Weight: | 173 lb (78 kg) | ||
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| High school: | Metairie (LA) Grace King | ||
| Undrafted: | 1998 | ||
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Michael Lee Lewis (born November 14, 1971) is a former American football wide receiver and return specialist who is currently the team ambassador of the New Orleans Saints. He was signed by the Louisiana Bayou Beast in 1998. He did not play college football.
Lewis was also a member of the New Orleans Thunder, New Jersey Red Dogs, Philadelphia Eagles, New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers and New Orleans VooDoo.
Lewis graduated from Grace King High School in Metairie, Louisiana in 1990.
In 2000, he was a former Budweiser beer truck driver (thus, the nickname "Beer Man") who never went to college, and waded through the various semi-professional football leagues, pro indoor leagues, and the Arena Football League.
Finally, he was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles during the preseason in 2000. He was cut before the regular season began.
Lewis returned to his hometown to deliver beer locally. But, at the end of the 2000 NFL regular season the New Orleans Saints gave him a chance by signing him. Then the Saints sent him over to play for the Rhein Fire of NFL Europe in 2001.
Lewis was the feature return specialist for the Saints from 2002 until September 19, 2005 during a game against the New York Giants at the Meadowlands, where he injured his MCL and was put on injured reserve for the rest of the season. He returned to playing for the Saints a year later on October 29, 2006 during a home game against the Baltimore Ravens.
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