Eric Lee (American football)

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Eric Lee
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Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1994-08-06) August 6, 1994 (age 29)
Panama City, Florida U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school: Daphne (Daphne, Alabama)
College: South Florida
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2018
Total tackles:25
Sacks:3.5
Forced fumbles:0
Fumble recoveries:0
Interceptions:1

Eric Lee (born August 6, 1994) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football at South Florida and signed as an undrafted free agent with the Houston Texans.

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Professional career

Houston Texans

Lee signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 6, 2016. [1] He was waived by the Texans on September 3, 2016 and was signed to the practice squad the next day. [2] [3] After spending his entire rookie season on the practice squad, Lee signed a reserve/future contract with the Texans on January 16, 2017. [4]

On September 2, 2017, Lee was waived by the Texans. [5]

Buffalo Bills

On September 5, 2017, Lee was signed to the Buffalo Bills' practice squad. [6] He was promoted to the active roster on September 29, 2017. [7] He was waived on October 3, 2017 and was re-signed to the practice squad. [8]

New England Patriots

On November 21, 2017, Lee was signed by the New England Patriots off the Bills' practice squad. [9] He made his NFL debut in Week 12, recording four tackles and his first career sack in a 35-17 win over the Dolphins. The following week he again impressed, gaining 1.5 sacks, 4 tackles, 1 interception, and 1 pass deflection in a 23-3 win against his old team, the Buffalo Bills. Thus bringing him to 8 tackles, 1 interception, 2.5 sacks, and 1 pass deflection in his first 2 games. Lee reached Super Bowl LII with the Patriots, but the team fell short to the Philadelphia Eagles by a score of 41-33.

On September 1, 2018, Lee was waived by the Patriots as part of the roster cutdown. [10]

Detroit Lions

On September 3, 2018, Lee was signed to the Detroit Lions' practice squad. [11] He was promoted to the active roster on September 29, 2018. [12] He was waived on November 20, 2018 and re-signed to the practice squad. [13] He was promoted back to the active roster on December 5, 2018. [14] He was released during final roster cuts on August 30, 2019. [15] He was re-signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad on September 13, 2019. [16] He was released on October 9.

New England Patriots (Second Stint)

On December 11, 2019, Lee was signed to the Patriots practice squad. [17] His practice squad contract with the team expired on January 13, 2020. [18]

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References

  1. ↑ "Texans sign 3 draft picks, 15 undrafted free agents". HoustonTexans.com. May 6, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  2. ↑ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans down to 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com. September 3, 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  3. ↑ "TRANSACTIONS: Texans sign 8 to practice squad". HoustonTexans.com. September 4, 2016. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Texans sign eight players to reserve/future contracts". HoustonTexans.com. January 16, 2017. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Transactions: Texans down to 53-man roster". HoustonTexans.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  6. ↑ Brown, Chris (September 5, 2017). "Bills make three practice squad changes". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  7. ↑ Brown, Chris (September 29, 2017). "Bills promote DE Eric Lee from practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  8. ↑ Brown, Chris (October 3, 2017). "Bills sign WR Brown, S Elston back to the roster; sign S Thomas". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on December 7, 2017. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Patriots sign DL Eric Lee from Buffalo Practice Squad; Release DE Cassius Marsh". Patriots.com. November 21, 2017. Archived from the original on May 3, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Patriots Announce Roster Cutdown". Patriots.com. September 1, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Lions sign free agent LB Marquis Flowers and waive LB Trevor Bates". DetroitLions.com. September 3, 2018. Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Lions sign DE Eric Lee to active roster from practice squad". DetroitLions.com. September 29, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Lions sign free agent S Don Carey". DetroitLions.com. November 20, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Lions place LB Jalen Reeves-Maybin on Reserve-Injured". DetroitLions.com. December 5, 2018.
  15. ↑ Schlitt, Erik (August 30, 2019). "Lions release EDGE rushers Eric Lee and Mitchell Loewen". LionsWire.USAToday.com. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  16. ↑ Schlitt, Erik (September 13, 2019). "Lions sign EDGE Eric Lee to practice squad, release RB Nick Brossette". LionsWire.USAToday.com. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
  17. ↑ "Mystery Patriots Revealed: New England Re-Signs Pass Rusher, Adds Safety | New England Patriots | NESN.com". December 11, 2019. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  18. ↑ @HBalzer721 (January 14, 2020). "Practice-squad contracts expired yesterday: New England DE Eric Lee; New Orleans C Casey Dunn; Philadelphia RB De'Angelo Henderson, T Dieugot Joseph" (Tweet). Retrieved January 15, 2020– via Twitter.
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