1. Nikolas Lewis was born on June 3,1982 and is the receivers coach for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League and he is a former professional Canadian football slotback who played for 15 years in the CFL.
28 Facts About Nik Lewis
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Nik Lewis is a two-time Grey Cup champion, winning in 2008 and 2014 with the Stampeders.
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Nik Lewis is second all-time as a Stampeder in receptions, receiving yards, and touchdown catches behind Allen Pitts.
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Nik Lewis has the club record for consecutive games with a reception, with 166.
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Nik Lewis attended Southern Arkansas University and was named an NCAA Division II All-American in 2003.
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Nik Lewis attended high school in Jacksboro, Texas, where he participated in track, specializing in the triple jump.
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In 2004, Nik Lewis led the Stampeders in receptions, receiving yards, touchdowns and punt return yards and was recognized as the Rookie of the Year by the Canadian Football League.
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Nik Lewis finished the 2005 CFL season with 1,379 receiving yards, nine touchdowns and 80 receptions, second in the league.
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The 2007 CFL season saw Nik Lewis achieve 67 receptions, 1,101 receiving yards, and 5 touchdowns.
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Nik Lewis had a career long 85 yard reception and was again a CFL Western Division All-Star.
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Nik Lewis helped lead Calgary to the 96th Grey Cup championship with 87 receptions for 1,109 yards and 10 touchdowns in the 2008 regular season.
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In 2009, Nik Lewis had another 1,000-yard season by reaching the plateau in the last 15 minutes in the last game of the regular season.
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Nik Lewis scored his first and only touchdown of the season in the 17th game of the regular season, earning the unusual distinction of having the lowest touchdowns scored for a 1,000-yard receiver in the history of the CFL.
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In 2011 Nik Lewis partnered with Joffrey Reynolds to create www.
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Nik Lewis was the only player to rank in the top five in more than three categories.
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Nik Lewis was fined an undisclosed amount by the CFL for violating its social media policy.
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Nik Lewis subsequently made apologies on two successive days, and announced he was donating the paycheque from his next game to a women's charity.
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Nik Lewis finished the season with over 1,200 yards and 10 touchdowns.
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In Week 8 of the 2013 CFL season Nik Lewis suffered a fractured fibula as he was tackled by BC linebacker Solomon Elimimian.
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Nik Lewis was expected to miss around 6 weeks due to the injury.
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Nik Lewis saw a diminished role in 2014, highlighted by his consecutive games with a catch streak snapped in week 5 against the Edmonton Eskimos.
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Nik Lewis was held without a reception in a regular season game for the first time since June 20,2004, with the streak ending at 166.
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Nik Lewis posted career-low totals in receiving yards and failed to score a touchdown in any game of the season, a career low.
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Nik Lewis had a resurgent year in 2016, accomplishing his tenth 1,000 yard season of his career, and his first since 2012.
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At 34 years of age the Alouettes and Nik Lewis agreed to a two-year contract extension, keeping him with the club through the 2018 season.
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Nik Lewis was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a player in 2021.
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Nik Lewis served as the running backs coach for the BC Lions during the 2019 season.
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On January 3,2023, it was announced that Nik Lewis had been hired as the receivers coach for the Calgary Stampeders.