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Brendon Lewis injury update: Memphis football quarterback leaves game against Rice after big hit
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(This story was updated with more information.)
Memphis football quarterback Brendon Lewis left the Tigers' game against Rice on Oct. 31 with an injury.
Lewis took a big hit in the fourth quarter after a run play and immediately limped off the field. He was replaced by Arrington Maiden , who made his first career pass attempt on the drive. After the game, Lewis walked off the field on his own power but appeared to be limping slightly. He was not made available in the postgame news conference.
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"We're going to see, we'll monitor him day-to-day like any of our guys," coach Ryan Silverfield said after the game.
Lewis had completed 18-of-22 passes for 225 yards and had rushed 12 times for 87 yards when he left. The Tigers were ahead 38-7 with 11:54 to play in the game and eventually won 38-14. Silverfield said the Tigers had considered taking Lewis out of the game and were thinking about doing it one drive after the one he got hurt on.
It wasn't the first time this season where Lewis has gone out with an injury. He left the UAB game on Oct. 18 with a lower body injury in the second half. In that game, he was replaced by A.J. Hill. Silverfield has said throughout the season that both Hill and Maiden are available as backups. Hill has played in only one game this season and has now qualified for a redshirt after not playing against Rice .
Silverfield has said in the past that he wants to make sure Lewis protects himself when he's running. Lewis has said he doesn't want to slide, but he has acknowledged that he has to find ways to be safer on runs.
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"It's going to be hard," Silverfield said. "I do my best to continue to tell him to protect himself. But that's his human nature. He loves ball. He likes contact, which is unique for a quarterback. He's a tough son of a gun. I'm going to continue to try to educate him so he can protect himself, especially at that point in the game."
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