Darryl Gerard Lewis (born April 16, 1961 in

Mount Pleasant, Texas Mount Pleasant is the county seat of and largest city in Titus County, in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, Mount Pleasant's population was 16,047; it is situated in Northeast Texas. History Mount Pleasant was founded May 11, 184 ...

) is a former

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who played one season with the

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of the

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(NFL). He was drafted by the

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in the fifth round of the

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. He played

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at the

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and attended

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. Lewis's brother, Gary, also played in the NFL.

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