Jamal Lewis (American football)
Lewis with the Baltimore Ravens in 2006 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | August 26, 1979 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Douglass (Atlanta) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Tennessee (1997–1999) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2000: 1st round, 5th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
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Jamal Lewis (born August 26, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Ravens and Cleveland Browns. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers and was selected fifth overall by the Ravens in the 2000 NFL draft. After spending his first seven seasons with the Ravens, Lewis signed a free agent contract with the Cleveland Browns before the 2007 season and retired after the 2009 season.
Lewis is best known for his career as a Raven, where he contributed to the team winning Super Bowl XXXV as a rookie. He is the youngest player to both play in and win a Super Bowl. Lewis is also known for his outstanding 2003 season, where he rushed for 2,066 yards (third-most all-time, behind Eric Dickerson and Adrian Peterson) and was named AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year. That same year, Lewis also rushed for 295 yards in one game, which was the single-game record until Adrian Peterson rushed for 296 yards in 2007 against the San Diego Chargers. Lewis was inducted into the Ravens Ring of Honor in 2012.