NFL analyst makes pitch for former Chiefs cornerback Albert Lewis being in Hall of Fame
The Pro Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday announced the 28 modern-era semifinalists for the Class of 2023, and there are three former Chiefs players on the list.
Cornerback Albert Lewis, defensive end Jared Allen and cornerback Darrelle Revis are among the 28, and that list eventually will be reduced to 15 finalists. Of the three, Lewis played the longest with the Chiefs.
Lewis was drafted in the third round of the 1983 NFL Draft by the Chiefs, and he played 11 seasons in Kansas City. During that time, he made four Pro Bowls and twice was named an All-Pro. Of his 42 career interceptions, 38 were with the Chiefs and four with the Raiders, for whom he played five seasons.
Adam Rank of NFL.com ranked the 28 semifinalists and he had Lewis at No. 21. But Peter Schrager of “Good Morning Football” on Wednesday made an impassioned case for Lewis to make the Hall of Fame.
“Quickly the case for Albert Lewis. This is his last year for eligibility to get in on this ballot. And this was a guy who has the most punt blocks in the history of the NFL,” Schrager said. “And for a good five-year span, he was considered the elite corner in the NFL but this was in the ‘80s and the early ‘90s when you don’t get the names like Deion (Sanders) or Darrelle Revis. He was more of a tall rangy corner. Jerry Rice said he was the best corner he ever faced, that’s from a Peter King column.
“Then you go one step further here. It’s one of these deals where every coach who ever had him was always like, ‘Albert Lewis was the core of our defense.’ So you see all these famous names, you see all these familiar names, just throwing out a little love for Albert Lewis the last year he can get in then he’ll be off the ballot.”
Here is Schrager on Lewis.
