Thad Lewis

Lewis with the Cleveland Browns

No. 9 San Francisco 49ers

Position:

Quarterback

Personal information

Date of birth:

November 19, 1987

Place of birth:

Opa-locka, Florida

Height:

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight:

219 lb (99 kg)

Career information

High school:

Hialeah (FL) Hialeah-Miami Lakes

College:

Duke

Undrafted:

2010

Career history

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Roster status:

Active

Career highlights and awards

Second-team All-ACC (2008, 2009)

Career NFL statistics

Pass Att / Comp:	189 / 115
Percentage:	60.8
TD–INT:	5–4
Passing yards:	1,296
Passer rating:	81.4
Rushing Yards:	55
Player stats at NFL.com

Thaddeus Cowan "Thad" Lewis (born November 19, 1987) is an American football quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the St. Louis Rams as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Duke.

Lewis has also been a member of the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills, Houston Texans and Philadelphia Eagles.

Early years

Lewis played at Hialeah Miami Lakes High School under coach Jerry Hughes. As a senior, he was evaluated as the nation's 10th-best dual-threat quarterback and 65th-best quarterback overall. He led his team to the state playoffs that year, passing for 12 touchdowns and only three interceptions.^[1]

College career

Lewis played college football for the Duke Blue Devils. While at Duke he set school records for career passing touchdowns and career passing yards. He also set Duke's school record for most consecutive pass attempts without an interception, 206.^[1] During his four years as a starting quarterback, he threw for 10,065 yards, 67 touchdowns and 40 interceptions, and ran for 9 touchdowns.^[2]

During his senior season Lewis was a finalist for the Davey O'Brien Award, presented to the nation's top quarterback.

		Passing								Rushing
Season	Team	GP	Rating	Att	Comp	Pct	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD
2006	Duke Blue Devils	12	106.9	340	180	52.9	2,134	11	16	99	-74	1
2007	Duke Blue Devils	12	125.7	360	199	55.3	2,430	21	10	96	-148	2
2008	Duke Blue Devils	11	123.0	361	224	62.0	2,171	15	6	69	96	2
2009	Duke Blue Devils	12	134.5	449	274	61.0	3,330	20	8	86	48	4
	Totals	47	127.69	1,170	697	59.4	10,065	67	40	350	-78	9

Professional career

St. Louis Rams

Lewis signed with the Rams as an undrafted free agent soon after the 2010 NFL Draft.

Cleveland Browns

The Cleveland Browns claimed him off of waivers on September 4, 2011. Lewis was later waived by the Browns on October 11, 2012. He was signed to the practice squad on October 13, 2012. He was again added to the Cleveland Browns active roster December 24, 2012 after injuries to Brandon Weeden and Colt McCoy.^[3] He made his first career start when the Browns took on the Pittsburgh Steelers on December 30, 2012 and completed 22 of 32 passes for 204 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Notwithstanding Lewis' performance, the Browns lost 24-10.^[4] This performance was particularly noteworthy due to his strong performance against the first ranked defense of the NFL during the 2012 season.^[5]

Lewis was waived by the Browns on May 22, 2013.

Detroit Lions

The Detroit Lions claimed him off waivers on May 28, 2013. He looked to compete with 2012 UDFA, former Heisman finalist from Boise State, Kellen Moore for the 3rd quarterback position.

Buffalo Bills

On August 25, 2013, the Buffalo Bills traded linebacker Chris White for Lewis, due to the mounting quarterback injuries for the Bills.^[6] He was released on August 31, 2013 and signed to the practice squad September 1. On October 7, 2013, coach Doug Marrone announced on WGR Radio 550 that Lewis was promoted to the active roster from the practice squad after an injury to EJ Manuel and started week 6 against the Cincinnati Bengals, over undrafted rookie Jeff Tuel, where he went 19/32 for 216 yards with 2 passing touchdowns and 0 interceptions and added 7 carries for 17 yards and 1 rushing touchdown. The Bills lost the game in overtime by a score of 27-24.^[7] A week later on October 20, 2013, Lewis went 21/32 for 202 yards with 0 touchdown passes and 1 interception. He also had 5 carries for 13 yards as he earned his first career victory against the Miami Dolphins by a score of 23-21. In a week 8 loss to the New Orleans Saints, Lewis completed 22 of 39 passes for 234 yards, 1 touchdown and 1 interception along with 2 rushes for 5 yards. This game is arguably his worst as he fumbled the ball 3 times. On November 3, 2013 against the Kansas City Chiefs in week 9, Jeff Tuel was named the starting quarterback, only to be replaced the following week by the original week 1 starter, E.J. Manuel. Manuel started the next 5 games against the Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets, Atlanta Falcons, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Jacksonville Jaguars. Lewis received his second win as a member of the Bills during week 16 in a shut out victory over their division rival, the Miami Dolphins, with a score of 19-0. He went 15/25 for 193 yards with zero touchdowns and 1 interception while adding 8 carries for 13 yards. This loss would be a major factor for the Dolphins not making the playoffs since they needed to win just one of their final two games for a wildcard spot; which they lost both. In his final game as a Bill, Lewis played at Foxborough Stadium against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. Although Lewis outshined Brady on that day, by throwing for more yards than him and not throwing an interception like Brady did, his team lost to the Patriots by a score of 34-20. Lewis went 16/29 for 247 yards with 1 touchdown and no interceptions. He also added 2 carries for 4 yards. Thad Lewis finished his 2013 Bills season with a 2-3 record as Buffalo's starting quarterback. On August 26, 2014, Lewis was released from the Bills.

Houston Texans

Lewis signed with the Houston Texans on November 24, 2014, after starting quarterback Ryan Mallett suffered an season ending injury, but was then released during the off season leading up to the 2015 season.^[8]

Second stint in Cleveland

The Browns signed Lewis on March 12, 2015.^[9] He was released from the team on September 5, 2015.^[10]

Philadelphia Eagles

Lewis signed with the Philadelphia Eagles on September 21, 2015.^[11]

San Francisco 49ers

Lewis signed with the San Francisco 49ers on March 10, 2016, reuniting him with former Eagle's coach, Chip Kelly.^[12]

Statistics

		Passing								Rushing
Season	Team	GP	Rating	Att	Comp	Pct	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD
2012	Cleveland Browns	1	83.3	32	22	68.8	204	1	1	1	3	0
2013	Buffalo Bills	6	81.0	157	93	59.2	1,092	4	3	24	52	1
	Totals	7	82.2	189	115	60.8	1,296	5	4	25	55	1

References

1 2 Thaddeus Lewis Bio Duke Sports Information, accessed September 2, 2013
↑ Thaddeus Lewis Stats Sports-Reference.com
↑ Associated Press (2012-12-26). "Browns ink QB Johnson; Weeden, McCoy miss practice". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
↑ "Thad Lewis gets first NFL start at QB for Cleveland Browns". National Football League. 2012-12-27. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
↑ "Steelers Number one Defense of 2012". National Football League. 2012-12-27. Retrieved 2013-02-04.
↑ Pelissero, Tom (2013-08-25). "Bills sign QB Matt Leinart, trade for Thaddeus Lewis". USA Today. Retrieved 2013-08-25.
↑ Wilson, Aaron (2013-09-01). "Bills add five to practice squad". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved 2013-09-01.
↑ Sessler, Marc (November 24, 2014). "Thad Lewis agrees to terms with Houston Texans". nfl.com. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
↑ Gribble, Andrew (March 12, 2015). "Browns sign QB Thaddeus Lewis". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
↑ "Cleveland Browns reduce roster to 53". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
↑ Berman, Zach (September 21, 2015). "Eagles sign QB Thad Lewis, release Stephen Morris". Philly.com. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
↑ "49ers sign quarterback Thad Lewis to one-year deal". ESPN.com. Retrieved 11 March 2016.

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George Harris (1959)
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Walt Rappold (1961–1962)
Dave Uible (1963)
Scotty Glacken (1963–1965)
Todd Orvald (1965–1966)
Al Woodall (1966–1967)
Tom Edens (1966)
Larry Davis (1966)
Leo Hart (1968–1970)
Dennis Satyshur (1971)
Rich Searl (1971)
Bob Albright (1972)
Hal Spears (1972–1975)
Mark Johnson (1972–1973)
Roger Neighborgall (1973–1974)
Bob Corbett (1974–1975)
Mike Dunn (1975–1978)
Stanley Driskell (1978–1979)
Craig Browning (1979)
Ben Bennett (1980–1983)
Brent Clinkscale (1980)
Ron Sally (1981–1982, 1984)
Drew Walston (1984)
Steve Slayden (1984–1987)
Anthony Dilweg (1985, 1987–1988)
Billy Ray (1989–1990)
Dave Brown (1989–1991)
Steve Prince (1992)
Spence Fischer (1992–1995)
Joe Pickens (1993)
David Green (1996–1997)
Matt Rader (1996)
Bobby Campbell (1997–1999)
Spencer Romine (1997–2000)
Kevin Thompson (1999)
D. Bryant (2000–2001)
Adam Smith (2002–2003)
Mike Schneider (2003–2005)
Chris Dapolito (2003–2004)
Zack Asack (2005, 2008)
Marcus Jones (2006)
Thad Lewis (2006–2009)
Sean Renfree (2010–2012)
Brandon Connette (2010, 2013)
Anthony Boone (2012–2014)
Thomas Sirk (2015)

Cleveland Browns starting quarterbacks

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Cliff Lewis (1946–1947, 1949)
George Ratterman (1953–1956)
Babe Parilli (1956)
Tommy O'Connell (1956–1957)
Milt Plum (1957–1961)
Len Dawson (1961)
Jim Ninowski (1962–1963, 1965)
Frank Ryan (1962–1968)
Gary Lane (1967)
Bill Nelsen (1968–1972)
Mike Phipps (1970–1976)
Don Gault (1970)
Brian Sipe (1974–1983)
Will Cureton (1975)
Dave Mays (1977)
Terry Luck (1977)
Paul McDonald (1982–1984)
Gary Danielson (1985–1988)
Bernie Kosar (1985–1993)
Jeff Christensen (1987)
Mike Pagel (1988, 1990)
Don Strock (1988)
Mike Tomczak (1992)
Todd Philcox (1992–1993)
Vinny Testaverde (1993–1995)
Mark Rypien (1994)
Eric Zeier (1995)
Ty Detmer (1999)
Tim Couch (1999–2003)
Doug Pederson (2000)
Spergon Wynn (2000)
Kelly Holcomb (2002–2004)
Jeff Garcia (2004)
Luke McCown (2004)
Trent Dilfer (2005)
Charlie Frye (2005–2007)
Derek Anderson (2006–2009)
Brady Quinn (2008–2009)
Ken Dorsey (2008)
Bruce Gradkowski (2008)
Jake Delhomme (2010)
Seneca Wallace (2010–2011)
Colt McCoy (2010–2011)
Brandon Weeden (2012–2013)
Thad Lewis (2012)
Brian Hoyer (2013–2014)
Jason Campbell (2013)
Johnny Manziel (2014–2015)
Connor Shaw (2014)
Josh McCown (2015)
Austin Davis (2015–present)

Buffalo Bills starting quarterbacks

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Tommy O'Connell (1960–1961)
Richie Lucas (1960)
Bob Brodhead (1960)
Warren Rabb (1961–1962)
Mack Reynolds (1961)
Al Dorow (1962)
Jack Kemp (1962–1967, 1969)
Daryle Lamonica (1963–1965)
Tom Flores (1967–1968)
Dan Darragh (1968–1970)
Ed Rutkowski (1968)
Kay Stephenson (1968)
James Harris (1969, 1971)
Dennis Shaw (1970–1972)
Leo Hart (1972)
Joe Ferguson (1973–1984)
Gary Marangi (1976)
Joe Dufek (1984)
Vince Ferragamo (1985)
Bruce Mathison (1985)
Jim Kelly (1986–1996)
Brian McClure (1987)
Willie Totten (1987)
Dan Manucci (1987)
Frank Reich (1989–1991, 1994)
Todd Collins (1995–1997)
Alex Van Pelt (1997, 2001)
Doug Flutie (1998–2000)
Rob Johnson (1998–2001)
Drew Bledsoe (2002–2004)
J. P. Losman (2005–2008)
Kelly Holcomb (2005)
Trent Edwards (2007–2010)
Ryan Fitzpatrick (2009–2012)
Brian Brohm (2009–2010)
EJ Manuel (2013–2015)
Thad Lewis (2013)
Jeff Tuel (2013)
Kyle Orton (2014)
Matt Cassel (2015)
Tyrod Taylor (2015–present)

San Francisco 49ers current roster

Active roster	2 Blaine Gabbert 3 Eric Rogers 4 Phil Dawson 5 Bradley Pinion 7 Colin Kaepernick 9 Thad Lewis 10 Bruce Ellington 11 Quinton Patton 14 Jerome Simpson 15 DeAndre Smelter 17 Dres Anderson 18 DeAndrew White 19 DiAndre Campbell 20 Kenneth Acker 22 Mike Davis 24 Shaun Draughn 25 Jimmie Ward 26 Tramaine Brock 27 Keith Reaser 28 Carlos Hyde 29 Jaquiski Tartt 30 Kendall Gaskins 31 L. J. McCray 32 DuJuan Harris 35 Eric Reid 36 Dontae Johnson 38 Jarryd Hayne 41 Antoine Bethea 43 Chris Davis 45 Marcus Rush 47 Marcus Cromartie 48 Rory Anderson 49 Bruce Miller 50 Nick Bellore 51 Gerald Hodges 53 NaVorro Bowman 54 Ray-Ray Armstrong 55 Ahmad Brooks 56 Shayne Skov 57 Michael Wilhoite 58 Eli Harold 59 Aaron Lynch 60 Brandon Thomas 61 Andrew Tiller 62 Ian Silberman 63 Tony Jerod-Eddie 64 Mike Purcell 66 Marcus Martin 67 Daniel Kilgore 68 Kaleb Ramsey 68 Zane Beadles 71 Erik Pears 74 Joe Staley 75 Colin Kelly 77 Trenton Brown 78 Garrison Smith 82 Torrey Smith 83 Je'Ron Hamm 84 Blake Bell 86 Kyle Nelson 88 Garrett Celek 89 Vance McDonald 90 Glenn Dorsey 91 Arik Armstead 92 Quinton Dial 93 Ian Williams 95 Tank Carradine 96 Corey Lemonier 99 DeForest Buckner -- Ronald Blair -- Aaron Burbridge -- Fahn Cooper -- Jeff Driskel -- Joshua Garnett -- Prince Charles Iworah -- Will Redmond -- Rashard Robinson -- Kelvin Taylor -- John Theus

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