Jamal Lewis Facing Drug Charges

Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis, who led the NFL with 2,066 yards rushing last season, was indicted Wednesday on federal charges that he conspired to possess five kilograms of cocaine with the intent to distribute and used a cell phone in the commission of the first offense.

Lewis is accused of trying to help a boyhood friend buy cocaine in the summer of 2000, U.S. Attorney William S. Duffey told reporters. According to an affidavit, no drugs were ever purchased.

Ed Garland, Lewis' lawyer, told the Associated Press, "Mr. Lewis wants everybody to know that he did nothing wrong. He was not part of any drug deal and any contention that he was is false."