The Oneida Daily Dispatch (Oneida, NY)

AP source: Jets OL Alex Lewis retiring from playing football

- By Dennis Waszak Jr.

NEW YORK >> New York Jets guard Alex Lewis is retiring from playing football, according to a person with direct knowledge of the decision.

The 29-year-old Lewis last practiced on Aug. 5, when he came off the field with what coach Robert Saleh said was a head injury. The offensive lineman was placed on the exempt/ left squad list the following day.

ESPN first reported Lewis’ retirement Wednesday. The person who confirmed the move to The Associated Press spoke on condition of anonymity because neither Lewis nor the team had announced the decision.

Lewis was entering his third season with the Jets, who acquired him from Baltimore for a seventhrou­nd draft pick in 2019. He took over at left guard that year when Kelechi Osemele was injured and started 12 games. Lewis, whom Jets general manager Joe Douglas knew from their time together with the Ravens, was rewarded for his solid play with a three-year, $18.6 million contract extension.

He began last season as the starting left guard, but was placed on the reserve/ non-football injury list after playing nine games.

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