stillers4me
04-24-2012, 02:43 PM
We're continuing our series in which we feature one player from each AFC North team who is "On the spot" leading up to the NFL draft. That's a player who is holding a starting job now, but could lose it depending on how his team drafts.
Keenan Lewis (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12683/keenan-lewis), Steelers cornerback
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Lewis
Who he's replacing: William Gay (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/10613/william-gay), an unrestricted free agent who signed with the Arizona Cardinals (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/ari/arizona-cardinals). Last season, Gay started 15 games for the Steelers and finished the regular season with 56 tackles -- 45 solo -- with two interceptions.
NFL résumé: Lewis was a 2009 third-round pick for the Pittsburgh Steelers (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/pit/pittsburgh-steelers) out of Oregon State, and has made only one career NFL start. Last year, he showed that he can be a playmaker, sealing a 13-9 victory at Kansas City with a leaping interception with 28 seconds remaining. But he has also been undisciplined, getting benched by coach Mike Tomlin in the 2010 preseason after he gave up an eight-yard catch to Brandon Lloyd (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/4582/brandon-lloyd) and then proceeded to knee him.
Analysis from Matt Williamson (https://twitter.com/#!/williamsonnfl), of Scouts Inc.: The Steelers have a formula at cornerback. They draft them in the mid rounds ....................
read more @ http://espn.go.com/blog/afcnorth/post/_/id/46605/on-the-spot-steelers-cb-keenan-lewis?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Keenan Lewis (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12683/keenan-lewis), Steelers cornerback
http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/nfl/players/full/12683.png&w=65&h=90&scale=crop&background=0xcccccc&transparent=false
Lewis
Who he's replacing: William Gay (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/10613/william-gay), an unrestricted free agent who signed with the Arizona Cardinals (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/ari/arizona-cardinals). Last season, Gay started 15 games for the Steelers and finished the regular season with 56 tackles -- 45 solo -- with two interceptions.
NFL résumé: Lewis was a 2009 third-round pick for the Pittsburgh Steelers (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/pit/pittsburgh-steelers) out of Oregon State, and has made only one career NFL start. Last year, he showed that he can be a playmaker, sealing a 13-9 victory at Kansas City with a leaping interception with 28 seconds remaining. But he has also been undisciplined, getting benched by coach Mike Tomlin in the 2010 preseason after he gave up an eight-yard catch to Brandon Lloyd (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/4582/brandon-lloyd) and then proceeded to knee him.
Analysis from Matt Williamson (https://twitter.com/#!/williamsonnfl), of Scouts Inc.: The Steelers have a formula at cornerback. They draft them in the mid rounds ....................
read more @ http://espn.go.com/blog/afcnorth/post/_/id/46605/on-the-spot-steelers-cb-keenan-lewis?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter