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Michael Milton Lewis (born April 8, 1980 in Richmond, Texas) is an American football strong safety in the NFL for the San Francisco 49ers. He was signed by the 49ers on March 2, 2007. Lewis was drafted in the 2nd round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of the University of Colorado by the Philadelphia Eagles. He led the Eagles in tackles (129) in 2005 and was named to his first Pro Bowl in 2004, as he and teammate Brian Dawkins were the starting safeties for the NFC.

A strong safety since his freshman year, he twice won the school's Dave Jones Award for the most outstanding defensive player and the Hale Irwin Award for the most outstanding DB in his junior and senior seasons. He closed his career ranked 9th on the school's all-time list with 336 tackles (2nd-best among DBs), 2nd in forced fumbles (10) and tied for 12th with 9 pass interceptions. His 6.5 career sacks are a Colorado record for DBs. As a senior, he was a unanimous All-Big 12 Conference first-team choice, earned third team All-America honors, and was a semi-finalist for the Jim Thorpe award, given to the nation's top DB. He led the squad with 112 tackles and 5 interceptions, one of which he returned for a touchdown. As a junior, he made a career-high 117 tackles on his way to first-team All-Big 12 Conference honors[1].

The 2006 season was particularly difficult on the field for Lewis. In the highly anticipated Week 5 clash with the Dallas Cowboys, Lewis was beaten on a 4th and long pass play in the final minute of the game by WR Terry Glenn and was forced to commit a 57-yard pass interference penalty. Although the Cowboys failed to convert what would have been the game-tying touchdown, the miscue put in doubt what should have been a settled victory.

The following week against the New Orleans Saints, Lewis was beaten badly on a double move by Saints WR Joe Horn with the Eagles ahead 24–17. Horn was subsequently wide open for the equalizing touchdown, and the Eagles went on to lose the game. Lewis was benched in favor of second-year safety Sean Considine after the incident, and the team announced the following week that Lewis and Considine would share the strong safety duties. Considine ended up as the starting strong safety for the remainder of the season, with Lewis reduced to a role playing position as a "hybrid linebacker" in nickel and dime situations. 2006 was the last year of his rookie contract with the Eagles, and they did not negotiate a new contract or an extension. He signed with the 49ers in the 2007 off-season.

• In Week 14 against the Redskins, Lewis had his best game of the season. His 84 yard interception return for a touchdown helped the Eagles defeat the Redskins 21-19 and keep their playoff hopes alive. Lewis also made several key tackles in the second half to prevent a Redskins comeback.

During the week of Super Bowl XXXIX in Jacksonville, Florida Lewis won the annual EA Sports Madden Bowl competition. The tournament featured eight NFL players and Lewis claimed the top spot by defeating Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger, Colts DE Dwight Freeney (the two-time defending champion), and Bills RB Willis McGahee.

He and his wife Amaris, a track star at Colorado, reside in Sicklerville, New Jersey and Richmond, Texas, with daughter Morgan Naomi[2].