Northern Illinois wide receiver Tommylee Lewis will be out for the remainder of the 2014 season due to a lower-body injury suffered in the game. Head coach Rod Carey confirmed the injury report via a statement issued by Northern Illinois athletics Tuesday evening.
Lewis played wide receiver for the Huskies but also played a role on special teams. His versatility was recognized by the Paul Hornung Award committee after playing in the first two weeks of the season before being sidelined. Northern Illinois says the school will apply for a medical redshirt for the senior through the MAC, supposing that is what Lewis will wish to do. Lewis has never redshirted but because he has already played this season he would lose the normal redshirt option.
Lewis has accounted for 3,617 all-purpose yards for Northern Illinois in 39 career games.