Meet the 17-Year-Old Prodigy Poised to Fill Shedeur Sanders’ Shoes at Colorado — Could He Be the Next College Football Sensation?
Off the field, Lewis made even more history by being the youngest football player in history to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated, and he didn’t even receive a dime for it as, at the time, Georgia was one of 19 states that did not allow amateur athletes to make money off their name, image, and likeness (NIL), a law that lawmakers amended late in 2024.
During a time when amateur athletes were still restricted, that didn’t sway Lewis’ decision to switch schools. He and his family felt that playing in Carrolton was his best opportunity to develop into a more well-rounded quarterback.
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