The Saints are reuniting with old friend Tommylee Lewis by signing him to a reserve/futures deal, as Katherine Terrell of The Athletic reports (via Twitter). Lewis signed with New Orleans as an undrafted free agent in May 2016 and spent the 2016-18 campaigns with the club.
However, the Saints opted against giving him a restricted free agent tender last offseason, so Lewis signed with the Lions. Detroit cut him prior to the start of the regular season, and he was out of football entirely in 2019, despite auditioning for the Bills and Bucs.
But he will be back in the game shortly. The Northern Illinois product was selected by the XFL’s Dallas Renegades in the league’s October draft, and Dallas’ season will start on February 9. If the team advances to the XFL championship, Lewis may miss some practice time with the Saints. The championship game is slated for April 26, but New Orleans can begin its offseason workouts on April 20.
Lewis, a wide receiver by trade, has 20 career receptions, but he’s spent the majority of his pro career on special teams. Lewis averaged 22 yards on kick returns and 9.3 yards on punt returns during his stint in New Orleans. The 27-year-old is perhaps best known for being the intended receiver on the infamous non-pass interference call in the 2018 NFC Championship Game that denied the Saints a chance at a Super Bowl title.
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Very thought provoking, I hadn’t thought about it that way
Yeah, I didn’t have much to offer, and somehow posted it 3 times. Nevertheless I’m a long time die hard Saints fan. We have neglected or outright failed to improve the WR room, outside of Thomas. Lewis is a return man. An older return man at this point. We already have a younger and much better version of him in Deonte Harris. Lewis brings nothing to the passing game, and brings back the memory of being interfered with in the NFCG against the Rams. Everyone knows how that went, no need to rehash, but after getting mugged he didn’t even try to sell it. Yuck is all that I could think, and I still feel that way. He should have gone to the XFL. I’m not even sure he has the skills to play there. I just want him to go away.