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• Professional football running back Jamal Lewis plays for the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League.

  On December 21, 2008, Lewis became the 24th player in NFL history to record over 10,000 career rushing yards.ESPN.com: Browns' Lewis Passes 10,000-yard Mark... Against Bengals

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: Jamal Lafitte Lewis
  2. Born: August 26, 1979Official Site of the Cleveland Browns: Jamal Lewis
  3. Birthplace: Atlanta, GeorgiaOfficial Site of the Cleveland Browns: Jamal Lewis
  4. Height: 5'11"Official Site of the Cleveland Browns: Jamal Lewis
  5. Weight: 245 lbsOfficial Site of the Cleveland Browns: Jamal Lewis
  6. Position: Running back
  7. College: University of Tennessee
  8. Drafted fifth overall in the 2000 NFL draft
  9. Jersey number: 31
  10. One of five players to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a single season

• Football Career

  Following his college football career with the Tennessee Volunteers, Lewis was selected fifth overall in the 2000 NFL draft by the Baltimore Ravens. He made his NFL debut that year and helped the team win Super Bowl XXXV in 2001. In 2003, Lewis recorded a career high 2,066 yards and 14 touchdowns, earning his first Pro Bowl selection as well as the NFL Offensive Player of the Year and the Associated Press Player of the Year awards. In 2006, Lewis was released by the Ravens and signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Browns.NFL.com: Jamal Lewis

• Legal Trouble

  In 2004, Lewis was arrested and convicted of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine. He served a four-game suspension as well as a five-month prison sentence in relation to the charges.

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