Khari Lee

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Khari Lee
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Lee with the Chicago Bears in 2015
No. 86, 82, 88
Position: Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1992-01-16) January 16, 1992 (age 32)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school: Western Tech
(Catonsville, Maryland)
College: Bowie State
Undrafted: 2015
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:2
Receiving yards:12
Player stats at PFR

Khari Lee (born January 16, 1992) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at Bowie State.

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Professional career

Houston Texans

Lee was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2015. [1]

He was featured on the Texans' season of Hard Knocks, notable for his impersonation of then head coach Bill O'Brien. [2] [3]

Chicago Bears

Lee was traded from the Texans to the Chicago Bears for a sixth round pick in the 2017 NFL draft on September 2, 2015. [4] On September 4, 2016, Lee was waived by the Bears. [5]

Detroit Lions (first stint)

Lee was claimed off waivers by the Detroit Lions on September 6, 2016. [6] He was released by the Lions on November 8, 2016, and was signed to the practice squad. [7] [8] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Lions on January 9, 2017. [9]

On September 2, 2017, Lee was waived by the Lions. [10]

Buffalo Bills

On September 3, 2017, Lee was claimed off waivers by the Buffalo Bills. [11]

On October 6, 2018, Lee was waived by the Bills. [12]

DC Defenders

In October 2019, Lee was selected by the DC Defenders of the XFL in the fifth round in the 2020 XFL Draft. [13] Despite being best utilized as a blocker during his NFL career, [14] Lee caught all eight of his targets, turning those eight receptions into 91 yards and two touchdowns in the shortened five-game 2020 season. [15]

On March 12, 2020, the XFL canceled the remainder of the 2020 season and allowed its players to sign with NFL teams. [16] Lee was placed on the reserve/other league list on March 25, 2020. [17] He had his contract terminated when the league suspended operations on April 10, 2020. [18] During his time in the XFL, Pro Football Focus named Lee as its highest graded tight end. [19]

Atlanta Falcons

On March 25, 2020, Lee signed a one-year deal with the Atlanta Falcons. [15] On September 3, 2020, he was released with an injury settlement. [20]

Detroit Lions (second stint)

On November 4, 2020, Lee was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad. [21] He was released on November 10. [22]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bowie State tight end Khari Lee signing with Houston Texans". BaltimoreSun.com. May 3, 2015.
  2. ↑ https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/report-texans-deal-hard-knocks-star-khari-lee-to-bears [ bare URL ]
  3. ↑ https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/houston-texans-rookie-khari-lee-impersonation-bill-obrien-hbo-hard-knocks/1ktsn6chntm4d105hgfq3c8rbn [ bare URL ]
  4. ↑ Patra, Kevin. "Texans trade TE Khari Lee to Bears". NFL.com.
  5. ↑ Mayer, Larry. "Bears sign Paulsen, claim 2 off waivers". ChicagoBears.com.
  6. ↑ "Lions awarded TE Khari Lee via waivers, place LB Jon Bostic on Reserve/Injured". DetroitLions.com. September 6, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Lions activate WR Corey Fuller from PUP, waive TE Khari Lee". DetroitLions.com. November 8, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Lions Re-Sign TE Khari Lee To Practice Squad, Cut CB D'Joun Smith". NFL Trade Rumors. November 10, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Lions sign nine players to Reserve/Future List". DetroitLions.com. January 9, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
  11. ↑ Brown, Chris (September 3, 2017). "Bills part ways with RB Williams, WR Brown, LB Hodges; awarded claims on three players". BuffaloBills.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2018.
  12. ↑ Brown, Chris (October 6, 2018). "Bills promote S Marlowe from practice squad". BuffaloBills.com.
  13. ↑ Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News . Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  14. ↑ "2018 Buffalo Bills scouting report: Tight end Khari Lee". June 16, 2018.
  15. 1 2 "Falcons agree to terms with former XFL tight end on one-year deal". atlantafalcons.com. March 25, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  16. ↑ "XFL Statement". XFL.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  17. ↑ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  18. ↑ Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". SeattleTimes.com. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  19. ↑ @XFL2023 (April 8, 2020). "The grades are in. ⁣⁣Take a look at the highest-graded players of the season according to @PFF" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  20. ↑ McFadden, Will (September 3, 2020). "Falcons release Khari Lee with injury settlement". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  21. ↑ Schlitt, Erik (November 4, 2020). "Detroit Lions sign TE Khari Lee to the practice squad, release RB Dalyn Dawkins". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  22. ↑ Schlitt, Erik (November 10, 2020). "Lions activate Jalen Elliott from reserve/COVID-19, release Khari Lee from practice squad". USAToday.com. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
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