Editing Ray Lewis (section)

==Other work==
Lewis opened the Ray Lewis Full Moon Bar-B-Que, which operated in [[Baltimore]]'s [[Canton, Baltimore|Canton]] neighborhood from February 2005 until 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gallo |first=DJ |date=January 2, 2008 |title=More grace and goodwill from the '72 Dolphins |url=https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=gallo%2F071231 |access-date=February 25, 2022 |website=ESPN Page 2 |publisher=ESPN |archive-date=February 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226005636/https://www.espn.com/espn/page2/story?page=gallo%2F071231 |url-status=live }}</ref> He has also gained several national corporate endorsements, some of which draw upon his tough image. In 2004, Lewis was placed on the cover of the highly popular ''[[Madden NFL 2005]]'' video game published by [[EA Sports]], and is also a very avid player of the same series. In 2006, it was announced that Lewis, Hall of Fame [[running back]] [[Gale Sayers]], and entrepreneur Mark Bloomquist would form S&L Racing, intending to race both cars and trucks from a [[North Carolina]] headquarters.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 23, 2006 |title=Sayers, Lewis Launch S&L Racing |url=http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2006/03/23/001774.html |access-date=December 16, 2009 |website=The Auto Channel |archive-date=April 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415011740/http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2006/03/23/001774.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Lewis's attempt to join NASCAR racing failed.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2007 |title=NFL star Ray Lewis turned away by NASCAR? Starts Champ Car team |url=http://autoracingsport.com/nfl-star-ray-lewis-turned-away-by-nascar-starts-champ-car-team/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719074121/http://autoracingsport.com/nfl-star-ray-lewis-turned-away-by-nascar-starts-champ-car-team/ |archive-date=July 19, 2012 |access-date=December 16, 2009 |website=NASCAR News}}</ref>

On March 13, 2013, it was announced that Lewis would join [[ESPN]] as a contributor for their NFL coverage.<ref name="Hensley" /> Lewis was let go by ESPN in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shaffer |first=Jonas |date=May 9, 2016 |title=Former Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis reportedly out as ESPN analyst |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bal-former-ravens-linebacker-ray-lewis-reportedly-out-as-espn-analyst-20160509-story.html |access-date=October 7, 2022 |website=Baltimore Sun |archive-date=January 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121153214/https://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bal-former-ravens-linebacker-ray-lewis-reportedly-out-as-espn-analyst-20160509-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On June 20, 2017, it was announced Lewis had been hired by cable sports network [[Fox Sports 1]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Florio |first=Mike |date=June 20, 2017 |title=FOX hires Ray Lewis |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/06/20/fox-hires-ray-lewis/ |access-date=October 8, 2022 |website=ProFootballTalk |language=en-US |archive-date=March 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315203342/https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/06/20/fox-hires-ray-lewis/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Lewis competed against [[tight end]] [[Tony Gonzalez]] in an episode of Spike (now [[Paramount Network]])'s  ''[[Lip Sync Battle]]'', which aired on February 2, 2017. He emerged victorious with performances of [[Al Green]]'s "[[Let's Stay Together (Al Green song)|Let's Stay Together]]" and "[[Hot in Herre]]" by [[Nelly]], who joined him for the performance.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hensley |first=Jamison |date=February 4, 2017 |title=Ray Lewis beats Tony Gonzalez in 'Lip Sync Battle' with familiar song |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/baltimore-ravens/post/_/id/33663/ray-lewis-beats-tony-gonzalez-in-lip-sync-battle-with-all-too-familiar-song |access-date=March 3, 2019 |website=ESPN.com |archive-date=March 6, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306044429/http://www.espn.com/blog/baltimore-ravens/post/_/id/33663/ray-lewis-beats-tony-gonzalez-in-lip-sync-battle-with-all-too-familiar-song |url-status=live }}</ref>

In August 2019, Lewis was announced as one of the celebrities to compete on [[Dancing with the Stars (American season 28)|season 28]] of ''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''. He later withdrew from the competition due to a tendon injury in his foot, requiring surgery.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Trepany |first=Charles |date=September 30, 2019 |title='Dancing With the Stars': Ray Lewis and Cheryl Burke bow out of the competition |publisher=USA Today |url=https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2019/09/30/dwts-contestants-ray-lewis-and-cheryl-burke-bow-out-competition/3826041002/ |access-date=October 1, 2019 |archive-date=March 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315203300/https://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2019/09/30/dwts-contestants-ray-lewis-and-cheryl-burke-bow-out-competition/3826041002/ |url-status=live }}</ref>