Nearly a decade after first making his debut, former Wyoming Valley Conference football star Eugene Lewis has made a name for himself as one of the Canadian Football League’s most reliable wide receivers.
The Ottawa Redblacks brought Lewis into the fold this past year, and have now extended his contract after a 1,000-yard season.
It was announced by the league and the Ottawa franchise on Thursday that the Redblacks would be extending Lewis’ contract through the 2027 season.
Lewis, who made his CFL debut in 2017 after a heralded high school career at Wyoming Valley West and collegiate stops at Penn State and Oklahoma, was set to become a free agent at the conclusion of the upcoming 2026 season.
“Geno is a player who I’ve enjoyed watching from afar for a long time,” Redblacks head coach and general manager Ryan Dinwiddie said in a release issued Thursday.
“I’m excited for the opportunity to get to work with him and we’re thrilled to have him in Ottawa through the 2027 season.”
Lewis, 32, thrived in his first season in Ottawa last year, catching 75 passes for 1,012 yards and six touchdowns. For his efforts, Lewis was named to All-CFL for the East Division, his fifth divisional All-CFL honor.
It was the fourth 1,000-yard season in Lewis’s CFL career, accomplishing the feat twice with the Montreal Alouettes, once with the Edmonton Elks and once more last season in Ottawa.
He joined the Alouettes in 2017 and spent five seasons there before signing with Edmonton in 2023, a deal that made him the CFL’s highest-paid non-quarterback at the time.
For his CFL career, Lewis has 7,273 receiving yards in 116 games played with 49 total touchdowns (47 receiving and two rushing).
He was named the East Division MVP in 2022, his final season with the Alouettes, after racking up 1,303 yards and 10 touchdowns.