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Christian D'Andrea

Marcedes Lewis wants to play more NFL seasons than any other tight end

Marcedes Lewis made his only Pro Bowl in 2010. He’s played 11 seasons since then — and he doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon.

The burly tight end, now a key piece in the Green Bay Packers offense, is set to play his 17th season in the NFL. Then he hopes to move on to his 18th, passing current and future Hall of Famers Tony Gonzalez and Jason Witten to officially become the longest-tenured tight end in league history.

“This year, I’ll tie the record,” Lewis said in Wes Hodkiewicz’s profile for Packers.com. “It would be great to break it and then I would consider, ‘OK, I’ve done that.’ Eighteen is kind of bizarre, especially at the tight end position.”

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