Damione Lewis named new DT coach

DMoney

Today at 11:10 AM 1 min read

Miami has its new DT coach. Damione Lewis, a star on the 2000 Hurricanes and first round pick of the St. Louis Rams, will be joining Miami's staff alongside DE coach Jason Taylor.

Lewis broke into coaching at FIU as the Panthers' Assistant Athletic Director of Football/Player Development. In 2020, Lewis joined Pete Carroll's staff on the Seattle Seahawks as DL/DT coach. This past season, he served as DL coach under Deion Sanders for the Colorado Buffaloes. Lewis made an immediate impact, as the team jumped from 66th to 9th nationally in sack percentage and from 95th to 37th in yards per rush against.

A 46-year-old native of Northeast Texas, Lewis played 141 games in the pros between the Rams, Panthers and Texans.

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EudocimusAlbus

Today at 11:11 AM

**** so Deon had Sapp and Lewis, didn't realize this.

Problem2

Today at 11:12 AM

The U is back to work

Today at 11:12 AM

Like the hire and glad JT has someone still focused on the interior

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JG14

Today at 11:13 AM

DMoney said:
Miami has its new DT coach. Damione Lewis, a star on the 2000 Hurricanes and first round pick of the St. Louis Rams, will be joining Miami's staff alongside DE coach Jason Taylor.

Lewis broke into coaching at FIU as the Panthers' Assistant Athletic Director of Football/Player Development. In 2020, Lewis joined Pete Carroll's staff on the Seattle Seahawks as DL/DT coach. This past season, he served as DL coach under Deion Sanders for the Colorado Buffaloes. Lewis made an immediate impact, as the team jumped from 66th to 9th nationally in sack percentage and from 95th to 37th in yards per rush against.

A 46-year-old native of Northeast Texas, Lewis played 141 games in the pros between the Rams, Panthers and Texans.

@HurricanePhilly loves a good sack percentage

kccanefan

Today at 11:14 AM

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DrNovaCane

Today at 11:15 AM

This is a good hire...smart tbh
Also, has Texas roots so there's that...

Themadcane

Today at 11:17 AM

This is solid. Like the re-haul of the D

TheU32

Today at 11:19 AM

NFL experience, Texas roots for recruiting, former cane.. not bad

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Paranos

Today at 11:21 AM

Paranos approves!! This will help tremendously with big boy recruiting in the trenches with pulling UTR / and their families from the SEC foot print. He knows how to work with the knuckle head kids!!

Go Canes

ST26

Today at 11:26 AM

The dline room doesn't have an excuse this year. There is too much talent in that room for it not to have a good season

L A M P

Today at 11:28 AM

Does covid year also apply to former graduates? Dual role.

I got nothing. Congrats.

Problem2

Today at 11:28 AM

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Paranos

Today at 11:28 AM

For those that don't know Coach Damione Lewis.

Go Canes

Bender

Today at 11:29 AM

Let's wait and see how this one plays out.

Chicho Salchicha

Today at 11:30 AM

not me fixing myself a slice of hopium pie :pirate:

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Jassid82

Today at 11:32 AM

All I know is that the Colorado DL looked light years better this year than it did last year. Now whether that was because of Lewis or Sapp or both I dont know..but I saw a huge improvement in that position group.

kccanefan

Today at 11:36 AM

Colorado seemed like they played tougher on D this year compared to the season before. This is an upgrade to Coach Joe at bare minimum as I only saw him as Poly connection more so than a decent position coach.