Football
Lewis, Tim
Tim Lewis
- Title:
- Kevin T. Fee Family Defensive Coordinator
- Email:
- lewistim@bc.edu
- Phone:
- 552-3010
Longtime NFL coach and coordinator Tim Lewis makes his return to the college game as the defensive coordinator on Bill O’Brien’s staff in 2024. Lewis brings 34 years of coaching experience, including seven as a NFL defensive coordinator. A first-round pick of the Green Bay Packers, out of Pittsburgh, in the famous 1983 NFL Draft, he has spent the last 25 years in professional football.
Lewis was the defensive coordinator of the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2000-03 and then worked as the DC of the New York Giants under former BC head coach Tom Coughlin from 2004-06. Most recently, he has spent the last five years in the XFL and United Football League as a head coach, defensive backs coach and defensive coordinator, including 2023 as the co-DC for the UFL champion Arlington Renegades under former National Champion head coach Bob Stoops.
In the NFL, Lewis worked as the defensive backs coach in San Francisco (2015), Atlanta (2010-14), Seattle (2009) and Carolina (2007-08). He held that same role with Pittsburgh (1995-99) prior to his promotion to defensive coordinator by Hall of Fame coach Bill Cowher. As a coordinator and position coach in the league, he coached six players to All-Pro status, including Hall of Fame defensive end Michael Strahan and two-time All-Pro safety Carnell Lake.
As a player, Lewis spent four years with the Green Bay Packers from 1983-86. He played in 51 career games, starting 42. He was one of three Pitt players drafted in the first round in 1983 along with Hall of Famers Jim Covert and Dan Marino.
Coaching Career
2024: Boston College, Defensive Coordinator
2023: Arlington Renegades, Co-Defensive Coordinator
2022: Houston Gamblers, Defensive Coordinator
2020: St. Louis BattleHawks, Defensive Backs
2019: Birmingham Iron, Head Coach
2018: Pinecrest (Ga.) Academy, Defensive Coordinator
2015: San Francisco 49ers, Defensive Backs
2010-14: Atlanta Falcons, Defensive Backs
2009: Seattle Seahawks, Defensive Backs
2007-08: Carolina Panthers, Defensive Backs
2004-06: New York Giants, Defensive Coordinator
2000-03: Pittsburgh Steelers, Defensive Coordinator
1995-99: Pittsburgh Steelers, Defensive Backs
1993-94: Pittsburgh, Defensive Backs
1989-92: SMU, Defensive Backs
1987-88: Texas A&M, Graduate Assistant
Lewis was the defensive coordinator of the Pittsburgh Steelers from 2000-03 and then worked as the DC of the New York Giants under former BC head coach Tom Coughlin from 2004-06. Most recently, he has spent the last five years in the XFL and United Football League as a head coach, defensive backs coach and defensive coordinator, including 2023 as the co-DC for the UFL champion Arlington Renegades under former National Champion head coach Bob Stoops.
In the NFL, Lewis worked as the defensive backs coach in San Francisco (2015), Atlanta (2010-14), Seattle (2009) and Carolina (2007-08). He held that same role with Pittsburgh (1995-99) prior to his promotion to defensive coordinator by Hall of Fame coach Bill Cowher. As a coordinator and position coach in the league, he coached six players to All-Pro status, including Hall of Fame defensive end Michael Strahan and two-time All-Pro safety Carnell Lake.
As a player, Lewis spent four years with the Green Bay Packers from 1983-86. He played in 51 career games, starting 42. He was one of three Pitt players drafted in the first round in 1983 along with Hall of Famers Jim Covert and Dan Marino.
Coaching Career
2024: Boston College, Defensive Coordinator
2023: Arlington Renegades, Co-Defensive Coordinator
2022: Houston Gamblers, Defensive Coordinator
2020: St. Louis BattleHawks, Defensive Backs
2019: Birmingham Iron, Head Coach
2018: Pinecrest (Ga.) Academy, Defensive Coordinator
2015: San Francisco 49ers, Defensive Backs
2010-14: Atlanta Falcons, Defensive Backs
2009: Seattle Seahawks, Defensive Backs
2007-08: Carolina Panthers, Defensive Backs
2004-06: New York Giants, Defensive Coordinator
2000-03: Pittsburgh Steelers, Defensive Coordinator
1995-99: Pittsburgh Steelers, Defensive Backs
1993-94: Pittsburgh, Defensive Backs
1989-92: SMU, Defensive Backs
1987-88: Texas A&M, Graduate Assistant
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