“He’s a great player,” Atlantic City defensive coordinator Sergio Gilliam said. “He’s someone who comes out here everyday and puts in work. He puts in what he expects to get out of it. He’s kind of quiet at times, but I know when it’s time to play football, that when he’s going to be the loudest.”

Lewis said that playing defense in an arena is difficult because there is less space to create seperation from offensive linemen than there is on a traditional field.

“It’s geared for offense,” Lewis said. “But whenever you figure that stuff out, and it starts working for you, it makes you appreciate it because it’s so hard to get a sack in this league and make plays because it’s such an offensivee game.”

Lewis played for Jacksonville State University from 2007 to 2011. He was named to the first-team All-Ohio Valley Conference as a junior and to the second team as a senior.

Lewis signed as an undrafted free agent with the Washington Redskins but was released after the 2012 preseason. He played for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League in 2012 and 2014, respectively.