Marcedes Lewis is an American soccer player, playing a tight end for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft. The University of California, Los Angeles still keeps his records as he was relevant to the school’s football team.
He played the game of football professionally for over a decade, spending 12 years with the Jaguars before joining the Packers. Over the years he has had many achievements including the John Mackey Award, Super Prep Elite and Pro Bowl.
Marcedes Lewis Bio
The soccer player was born Marcedes Alexis Lewis on May 19, 1984 in Los Alamitos, California. He has kept his immediate family’s affairs in the spotlight, but of the few we’ve collected, his mother is Yvonne Snow and his father is Michael Withers. He is one of four siblings. His other siblings are Cody, Nikia, and Ashley Withers. Nobody knows his position in the family, but as it is, he made his family proud.
He attended Long Beach Polytechnic High School and was one of the lynchpins on the school team. As a senior, he was named a High School All-American by Parade Magazine and ranked among the top footballers by various recruiting services.
After graduating from high school, he went on to pursue his college career at the University of California, Los Angeles. He played 49 games, 32 of which started, which earned him UCLA all-time bests. He also won the John Mackey Award during the same period.
NFL career
Marcedes Lewis began his professional career with the Jacksonville Jaguars after being drafted in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He then signed a five-year, $7.5 million contract with a $4.9 million guarantee for the team.
He started his games with the team and wasn’t performing well due to his poor catches but excelled with his blocking skills. He recorded 91 interceptions in three seasons and was primarily used as a blocker throughout the 2008 NFL season. By 2010, he was improving his skills and was selected to play in the Super Bowl that year.
Marcedes continued to excel in 2011, renewing his five-year contract for a deal worth $35 million with a $17 million guarantee for the team. He featured in most games over the following seasons and later signed another three-year contract. Seasons ticked by and Marcedes Lewis suffered a calf injury during one of his games.
In May 2018, he agreed to a one-year, $2.1 million contract with the Green Bay Packers that included a $500,000 signing bonus after being fired by the Jaguars in March of that year.
Aside from his accomplishments as a footballer, Lewis has a big heart and is a philanthropist. He runs a foundation called the Marcedes Lewis Foundation, which aims to support children through scholarships.
girlfriend
Marcedes Lewis is a very single man. He once dated Olivia Pierson, an active member of the E! TV Series Wives and Girlfriends of Athletes (WAGS) . The two started dating sometime in 2015 and they had everything rosy until troubles hit paradise which led to their split in 2016. Shortly after they broke up, Olivia entered a platonic relationship with popular basketball player Joel Embid.
Records state that Marcedes Lewis has three children, but he only introduced one to the world. His daughter Londy Lewis is said to be a child from his previous relationship. The other two children include a son of porn star Savannah Stern, real name Kristen Grinnell, and another Es Forbes daughter, whom he loved while in college.
Wealth (income and earnings)
With the one-year deal Marcedes Lewis signed with the Packers, we’re pretty sure his initial earnings as a tight end have gone up. His deal with the Packers is valued at $2,100,000 including a signing bonus and a $500,000 guarantee. He has an average salary of $2,100,000. By the end of 2018, his annual base salary would be $1,050,000, a $500,000 signing bonus, a $500,000 roster bonus and a $50,000 training bonus. He currently has a cap hit of $2,100,000 and a dead cap value of $2,100,000.
He is currently sitting at an estimated net worth of $25 million.
height and weight
Marcedes Lewis is quite tall, standing at 6ft 5in. He has an athletic build to match his intimidating size and a balanced weight of 125kg.