Philadelphia Eagles Lewis was drafted 58th overall by the
Philadelphia Eagles in the second round of the
2002 NFL draft. As a rookie, he started 4 out of 14 games and recorded 49 tackles, a sack, and an interception. In 2003, he became a full-time starter, replacing
Blaine Bishop, and remained the starter alongside free safety
Brian Dawkins up to the 2006 season. In 2005, he along with Dawkins were selected as the starters for the
2004 Pro Bowl for the
NFC squad. But Lewis had a tough year in 2006. After giving up numerous big plays, he was benched for
Sean Considine, starting only 6 of 14 games. He finished his career with the Eagles recording 386 tackles, six sacks, and nine interceptions.
San Francisco 49ers On March 2, 2007, Lewis signed with the
San Francisco 49ers. Lewis re-gained his starting role with the 49ers and had a good season, finishing his first season with the team starting all 16 games recording 104 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and two interceptions. On October 1, 2010, it was reported that Lewis would not be traveling with the 49ers to their next game at Atlanta after sitting out that day's practice for "personal reasons". It was further reported that Lewis has asked the team for his release. For the season until that point, Lewis had started each regular season game and had 10 tackles with no interceptions, forced fumbles, or sacks. On October 4, 2010, Lewis was released by the 49ers and became a
free agent.
St. Louis Rams Lewis was signed by the
St. Louis Rams on October 27, 2010. He was later released at the end of the season and later retired. ==NFL statistics==