Ray Lewis offered as unlikely candidate at FAU, sources say

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Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Lewis has been floated as a candidate to become the next head coach at Florida Atlantic, though sources told ESPN that any talk of hiring Lewis is premature.

Sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Wednesday that Lewis had emerged as a candidate for his first head-coaching job. However, other sources told ESPN that FAU is not expected to hire the former Baltimore Ravens great.

The Owls are looking to replace Tom Herman, who was fired Monday after going 6-16 over two seasons and 0-6 in the American Athletic Conference this year. Former Georgia Southern coach Chad Lunsford is serving as the interim coach at FAU.

Lewis, 49, was a two-time…