Louisiana
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) is a former
American football
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undrafted free agent
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in
2002
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with the
New Orleans Saints
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and spent two years with the Saints before spending two years with the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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. He signed with the
Houston Texans
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as a
free agent
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in 2006. The spring before, Lewis started as an
offensive specialist
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for the Arena Football League's Austin Wranglers. While a Wrangler, Lewis broke the record for single-season receptions, in addition to being considered by many a beneficial component for the Wranglers' first ever playoff berth in franchise history. Lewis played his first year of organized
football
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at
Sacramento City College
Sacramento City College (SCC) is a public community college in Sacramento, California. SCC is part of the Los Rios Community College District and had an enrollment of 25,307 in 2009. It is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community ...
in 1998 and caught 34 passes. He transferred to
San Diego State
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.
See also
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List of NCAA major college football yearly receiving leaders
The list of college football yearly receiving leaders identifies the major college receiving leaders for each season from 1937 to the present. It includes yearly leaders in three statistical categories: (1) receptions, (2) receiving yardage; (3) y ...