Lewis was officially hired by the Arlington Renegades on September 13, 2022 Lewis served as co-defensive coordinator with Jay Hayes, both who among numerous St. Louis Battlehawks assistant coaches during the 2020 XFL season. Numerous Renegades defensive players had been coached by Lewis previously in the AAF, XFL, or USFL such as Aaron Adeoye, Joe Powell, Will Hill, and Donald Payne, as well as passer Luis Perez, Lewis' quarterback for the Birmingham Iron, who was acquired via trade mid-season.https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/other-sports/2023/03/28/arlington-renegades-land-qb-luis-perez-in-trade-with-vegas-vipers/ The Renegades only won 4 games out of 10 in the regular season, although the defense was consistently praised compared to the Renegades offense.https://www.star-telegram.com/sports/article272548794.htmlhttps://www.dallasnews.com/sports/other-sports/2023/02/26/xfls-arlington-renegades-unable-to-ignite-offense-in-first-loss-to-roughnecks/https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/other-sports/2023/03/19/arlington-renegades-ride-defensive-dominance-to-xfl-win-over-san-antonio-brahmas/https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/other-sports/2023/04/08/xfls-arlington-renegades-defense-dominates-in-win-over-orlando-guardians/ Despite a losing regular season record, the Renegades made it into the playoffs and recorded two upset victories to win the 2023 XFL championship.
