Thyron Lewis

Thyron Lewis
No. 6Cleveland Gladiators
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1982-11-25) November 25, 1982
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: Los Angeles (CA) Westchester
College: Howard
Undrafted: 2006
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career Arena statistics
Receptions: 356
Receiving yards: 4,877
Receiving TDs: 91
Rushing TDs: 2
Tackles: 42.0
Player stats at ArenaFan.com

Thyron Lewis (born November 25, 1982) is an American football wide receiver for the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Howard University and attended William H. Taft High School in Woodland Hills, California.[1] He has also been a member of the Washington Redskins, Stockton Lightning, Tri-Cities Fever, Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings and Los Angeles KISS. Lewis was also drafted by Team Tennessee in the supplemental 2008 AAFL Draft and by the Georgia Stallions in the 2009 UNGL Draft.[2][3]

College career

Lewis recorded 30 receptions for 513 yards and four touchdowns for the Howard Bison from 2004 to 2005.[4]

Professional career

In 2006, Lewis was a member of the practice squad of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League.[4][5] He played for the Stockton Lightning of the af2 in 2008.[4] He recorded 28 receptions for 384 yards and 6 touchdowns for the Lightning.[6] Lewis was traded to the af2's Tri-Cities Fever for future considerations in May 2008.[6] He spent the 2009 season with the Bossier–Shreveport Battle Wings of the af2.[4] He played for the Tri-Cities Fever of the Indoor Football League (IFL) in 2010. Lewis recorded 50 receptions for 675 yards and 25 touchdowns in 13 games, earning second-team All-IFL honors.[4] He was assigned to Cleveland Gladiators of the AFL on October 8, 2010.[7] He recorded 97 receptions for a team-leading 1,430 yards and 26 touchdowns in 2013.[4] On October 28, 2014, Lewis was assigned to the Los Angeles KISS.[8] He was placed on recallable reassignment on May 27, 2015. On June 4, 2015, he was assigned to the Gladiators.[9]

References

  1. Moore, Jevone (April 12, 2014). "GLADIATORS WITHSTAND THE LA KISS ADVANCES". fi360news.com. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
  2. "Team Tennessee Drafts 12 in Supplemental Draft". daashathletics.blogspot.com. February 17, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  3. "Thyron T-LEW Lewis". mmbmusicgroup.com. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "#6 Lewis, Thyron, WR/LB". clevelandgladiators.com. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  5. Alexander, ELton (June 6, 2014). "Thyron Lewis and the Cleveland Gladiators look to get back on track against Iowa". cleveland.com. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Fever add WR Thyron Lewis". nbcrightnow.com. May 7, 2008. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  7. "Historical Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  8. "Transactions". arenafootball.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  9. "Team Transactions". arenafan.com. Archived from the original on August 18, 2015. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
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