Sunday’s Giants vs. Browns preseason matchup was one of the more intriguing battles of the preseason for Michigan State fans as Brian Lewerke faced off against Malik McDowell.
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Interview: Brian Lewerke is ready for The Spring League
It has been 496 days since Brian Lewerke last took a snap under center for the Michigan State Spartans. It has been even longer, 2,099 days, since he started his first fall camp as a freshman in East Lansing, though he would redshirt that season and play on the scout team while the Spartans went on to their third Big Ten title under then head coach Mark Dantonio, and earned a spot in the College Football Playoff.
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Michigan State alum Brian Lewerke set to play in The Spring League
Brian Lewerke is going to play at Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium after all. The former Michigan State quarterback never made it there — the home of the Big Ten Championship Game — with the Spartans, nor did he stick with the Indianapolis Colts after they invited him to a tryout last year. Lewerke will get that opportunity next month in The Spring League, where he’ll be playing for the Alphas, the league announced Monday.
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Michigan State passing records continue to be challenged
In his 38th and final start for Michigan State, Brian Lewerke turned in one of the best performances of his career. He threw for 320 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 54 yards and a score while being named the Pinstripe Bowl MVP in a win against Wake Forest in New York to close last season. With that performance, Lewerke set a program record for career yards of total offense with 9,548, passing former standout quarterback Connor Cook. He also finished just two completions shy of Kirk Cousins’ program record with 723 career completions.
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‘He can spin it’: Those in the know believe Brian Lewerke can win NFL job
Brian Lewerke didn’t get drafted, but the former Michigan State quarterback might have landed in just the right spot. Getting selected in the NFL’s seven-round draft was coin flip for the Spartans’ career leader in total yards, and when Lewerke’s name wasn’t called, the expectation was he would land a free-agent deal. Two days after the draft, that deal came as Lewerke signed with the New England Patriots.
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Brian Lewerke joins New England Patriots as undrafted free agent
Brian Lewerke didn’t get picked in the 2020 NFL draft. But as an undrafted free agent, he will now go learn under one of the great coaches in football history. The former Michigan State football quarterback agreed to terms with the New England Patriots, led by six-time Super Bowl-winning coach Bill Belichick.
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Green Room: Brian Lewerke prepares for NFL draft
Matt Charboneau and Tony Paul talk with former Michigan State quarterback Brian Lewerke on this week’s Green Room podcast.
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Brian Lewerke will up for some name-calling when NFL Draft kicks off
Brian Lewerke plans to follow this week’s NFL Draft pick by pick. It’s what he’s always done as a fan of football, tuning in to three days of players hearing their name called, the next step in fulfilling their dreams of playing at the highest level.
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Brian Lewerke could climb 2020 NFL draft boards
“Lewerke, to me, he’s a late-round player. He’s a seventh-round free-agent-type player for me,” NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah said Thursday on a conference call. “Although I will say, I’ve talked to some folks around the league — there’s some quarterback coaches that have really fallen in love with this kid, and I say that in terms of fourth, fifth round. It would not shock me if he went a little bit higher than I thought he would.”
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Brian Lewerke must show true talent to find NFL home
It must have been liberating for Brian Lewerke. Here he was all alone. Him against an electronic timer. It didn’t matter he wasn’t the fastest guy or that NFL evaluators had come to see him throw. That’s because Lewerke understood once he completed this exercise – once he ran those 40 yards in 4.95 seconds – he couldn’t really question what he’d just done or wonder what other factors may have slowed him down as he did throughout his star-crossed tenure as Michigan State’s quarterback.
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Spartan NFL Combine Report: Thursday
Three former Michigan State Spartans – quarterback Brian Lewerke and wide receivers Darrell Stewart Jr. and Cody White – tested in front of NFL coaches, scouts and front-office personnel on Thursday for the first day of the on-field portion of the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium.
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Brian Lewerke: Mark Dantonio wouldn’t ‘abandon everything’
Former Michigan State football quarterback Brian Lewerke said he has no problem with the way Mark Dantonio retired as football coach. “I think it was his time,” Lewerke said Tuesday at the NFL combine. “He’s done everything for the program, basically brought it back to prominence, so I think he can do whatever he wants basically with that program. He’s won Big Ten championships. My only disappointment is that I wasn’t able to get one for him, too. So, I wish I could have.”
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Five former Spartans slated to play in all-star games on Saturday
Defensive tackle Raequan Williams, safety David Dowell and offensive lineman Tyler Higby are all on the West team for the East-West Shrine Bowl. The game is at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., and kicks off at 3 p.m. on the NFL Network. On the other coast, quarterback Brian Lewerke and wide receiver Darrell Stewart Jr. are on the American team roster in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl. The game is at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., and starts at 7 p.m. on the NFL Network.
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Brian Lewerke close to breaking more Michigan State records heading into his finale
Lewerke is in line to make his 38th and final start for the program on Friday and has a 21-16 record in that role. He is the first player in Michigan State history to pass for at least 7,000 yards and rush for at least 1,000 in his career, ranks first in passing attempts (1,212) and is close to a couple other marks. Lewerke needs 29 completions to pass Kirk Cousins (723) and 222 yards of total offense to pass Connor Cook (9,403) for first in both categories.
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Brian Lewerke, Darrell Stewart to play in NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
Even after the New Era Pinstripe Bowl is over, Brian Lewerke and Darrell Stewart will have one last chance to connect downfield.Both Michigan State redshirt seniors have accepted invitations to play in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl all-star game in January, per the event’s Twitter account. Khari Willis, Matt Sokol, RJ Shelton, and Marcus Rush are among the former Spartans who were invited to the game prior to making a run at a career in the NFL.
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Brian Lewerke and finding time in limited minutes
Forty-Five minutes. Sometimes that is all it takes to make a lifetime’s worth of memories. Fifth-year Michigan State quarterback Brian Lewerke may not have fully understood that before. After Monday night, he won’t forget it. Neither will 15-year-old cancer patient Justin Cole.
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Brian Lewerke surprises teen battling cancer
Brian Lewerke made an unannounced trip to visit a teenager in the hospital who is battling cancer. Lewerke surprised the teen on Monday night. The visit was planned in conjunction with the non-profit organization “Wish Upon a Teen.”
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After years of peaks and valleys Spartans seniors aim to finish as winners
Brian Lewerke admitted some of the little things are starting to resonate in his head. He had just completed his final Tuesday practice of the regular season. Wednesday will be his final weightlifting session of the regular season. And Saturday will mark the final time he runs out onto the field at Spartan Stadium.
Source: Detroit News
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Brian Lewerke has last chance to shine vs. Michigan
Things never have seemed to line up for Brian Lewerke when Michigan State has taken the field against Michigan. Regardless of the trajectory of a season, the Spartans quarterback hasn’t been able to make an impact against the team’s biggest rival.
Source: Detroit News
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Brian Lewerke Named Finalist for Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award
Brian Lewerke has been named one of 20 finalists for the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, which is presented annually to the top senior college quarterback.