Nola.com/Josh Katzenstein
Former New Orleans Saints wide receiver and return man Tommylee Lewis signed with the Detroit Lions on Tuesday, according to an announcement from his new team.
Lewis, 26, visited the Lions last week before reaching agreement on a new deal. He was a restricted free agent, but the Saints declined to tender him, allowing him to become unrestricted when the new league year began last Wednesday.
Lewis was with the Saints the past three seasons after signing as an undrafted rookie out of Northern Illinois. In 34 games, he had 20 catches for 252 yards and two touchdowns. He also had seven rushes for 35 yards, 24 kickoff returns with a 22-yard average and 36 punt returns with a 9.3-yard average.
Terms of Lewis’s new deal with the Lions were not immediately available.
