Ray Lewis (American football)
Lewis with the Baltimore Ravens in 2008
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 15, 1975 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Bartow, Florida | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 240 lb (109 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Lakeland (FL) Kathleen | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1996 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26 | ||||||||||||||
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| Tackles: | 2,061 |
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| Quarterback sacks: | 41.5 |
| Pass deflections: | 67 |
| Interceptions: | 31 |
| Forced fumbles: | 17 |
| Touchdowns: | 3 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Raymond Anthony 'Ray' Lewis Jr. (born May 15, 1975) is a former American football linebacker, who played all of his 17-year professional career for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He previously played college football for the University of Miami, and earned All-America honors. Lewis was drafted by the Ravens in the first round of the 1996 NFL Draft, and, upon his retirement following the 2012 season, he was the last remaining active player from the team's inaugural season.
Lewis played middle linebacker his entire career, and is considered to be one of the greatest ever to play the position. He was a 13-time Pro Bowler, 10-time Associated Press All-Pro, and one of the few players in NFL history to play in a Pro Bowl in three different decades (1990s, 2000s, 2010s). He is also considered to be the greatest Baltimore Raven of all-time.
Lewis pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in connection with the stabbing deaths of two men in 2000. The following season, he won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year and led the Ravens' record-setting defense to a Super Bowl XXXV victory. Lewis also became the second linebacker to win the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award, and the first to win the award on the winning Super Bowl team. Lewis won his second Defensive Player of the Year award in 2003, becoming the sixth player to win the award multiple times. After a triceps tear that sidelined him for most of the 2012–13 season, Lewis returned for the Ravens' playoff run and earned his second Super Bowl victory in his final NFL game.
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