Kendrick Lewis (born June 16, 1988) is a former

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free safety Safety is a position in gridiron football on the defense. The safeties are defensive backs who line up ten to fifteen yards from the line of scrimmage. There are two variations of the position: the free safety and the strong safety. Their dut ...

. He played

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at Ole Miss and was drafted by the

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in the fifth round of the

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. He also played for the

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, and

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Professional career

Kansas City Chiefs

Lewis was selected by the

with the 136th overall pick in the

. The Chiefs officially signed him on June 29, 2010. He began his rookie season as the backup free safety behind Jon McGraw but took over the starting position after McGraw became injured. He started ten games, intercepting three passes, and forcing one fumble. In 2011, Lewis started all 16 games at safety for the first time in his career and produced 58 tackles, a career-high 10 passes defensed and three interceptions.

Houston Texans

On March 21, 2014, Lewis signed with the

. He established a career-high and led the Texans with 84 tackles and three forced fumbles. He also notched two interceptions, six passes defensed and a fumble recovery.

Baltimore Ravens

On March 14, 2015, Lewis signed a three-year contract with the

. He was placed on

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on October 22, 2016. On March 7, 2017, Lewis was released by the Ravens.

Tennessee Titans

On May 2, 2018, Lewis signed with the

after sitting out the entire 2017 season. Lewis played in 13 games while starting 3. He finished the 2018 season with 27 tackles and 1 pass defense.

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1988 births Living people Players of American football from New Orleans American football safeties Ole Miss Rebels football players Kansas City Chiefs players Houston Texans players Baltimore Ravens players Tennessee Titans players {{defensiveback-1980s-stub