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Feb 6, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Ray Lewis on the red carpet before Super Bowl LIX NFL Honors at Saenger Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Baltimore Ravens\u00a0legend linebacker\u00a0Ray Lewis\u00a0was one of the greatest linebackers who ever played in the NFL. He won two Super Bowl titles with Baltimore during the 2000 and 2012 seasons.<\/p>\n

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Feb 6, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Ray Lewis on the red carpet before Super Bowl LIX NFL Honors at Saenger Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lewis started his\u00a0NFL<\/a>\u00a0career in 1996. He was a 13-time pro bowl player, a Super Bowl MVP, a two-time defensive player of the year, and also a seven-time first-team all-pro. Pro Football Focus created its quarter century team and Lewis was named to the team.<\/p>\n

Baltimore Ravens Legend Linebacker Ray Lewis Named To Pro Football Focus All Quarter Century Team<\/h2>\n
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Jan 11, 2025; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Former Baltimore Ravens and NFL hall of fame member Ray Lewis (L) makes an on-field appearance during a timeout against the Pittsburgh Steelers in an AFC wild card game at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jonathan Macri created his all-quarter century pro football focus football team. At linebacker, he had two players listed. One of them was Patrick Willis of the San Francisco 49ers and the other was Lewis of the Ravens.\u00a0Macri said<\/a>\u00a0about the former Baltimore legend linebacker,<\/p>\n

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\u201c(91.8 Career PFF Grade)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lewis\u2019 career dates back further than PFF grading, beginning in 1996, though he is deserving of making the quarter-century team when projecting the start of his career \u2014 five first-team All-Pro appearances and two Defensive Player of the Year awards \u2014 to the PFF era.<\/p>\n

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Once PFF\u2019s grading began, Lewis produced one of the best career grades for the position, ranking among the top five linebackers since 2006. His 2009 season was his best captured by PFF, as he delivered a 91.4 PFF overall grade \u2014 the top mark that year and tied for the third-best season all time for the position.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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