Barnstormers' Lewis Named Defensive Player of Week
June 4, 2013 - Arena Football League (AFL)
Iowa Barnstormers News Release
Des Moines, Iowa - The Iowa Barnstormers are proud to announce that DL Mike Lewis has been named the Russell Athletic Defensive Player of the Week by the Arena Football League for week #11. Lewis shined in the Barnstormers 65-62 loss to Tampa Bay, recording 7 tackles, 3.5 sacks and a forced fumble. He was the key member of a defensive unit that recorded a season high 6 sacks.
With his performance on Saturday night, Lewis now holds the Barnstormers single-season record for sacks with 8.5. He has accomplished this feat with 7 games remaining on the season. Lewis joined Iowa this season after having spent the last two seasons with the Utah Blaze, where he was named to the All-Arena League second team in 2011 and first team in 2012. Over that time period, Lewis compiled 64.5 tackles, 23 sacks and 9 forced fumbles. More importantly, he led his team to back-to-back 12 win seasons. The Adrian College Alumni also spent 3 seasons in af2 (2007-09) where he was one of the league's top pass rushers.
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