Tonight the Pro Football Hall of Fame trimmed the nominees for the class of 2023 to 15 finalists. Among them is former Raiders and Chiefs cornerback Albert Lewis.
After 11 seasons in Kansas City, Lewis joined the Raiders at the age of 34 and played five more seasons.
Lewis had 42 interceptions in his 16 NFL seasons, the final four of those interceptions coming in a Raiders uniform from 1994-98.
He made four Pro Bowls and was twice named All Pro, all of which happened with the Chiefs from 1987-90.
Cut from the list of semi-finalists was Lewis’s Raiders teammate in 1998 Eric Allen. Lewis moved to safety that season while Allen and a rookie named Charles Woodson started at the two cornerback spots. That’s a hell of a secondary.
Like Lewis, Allen spent most of his career elsewhere before joining the Raiders at the age of 33. Allen had some of his best seasons in his final four with the Raiders, picking off 15 passes, giving him 54 over his 14-year career.
