Lee Hightower

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Lee Hightower
Personal information
Born: (1993-07-28) July 28, 1993 (age 30)
Inglewood, California
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school: Los Angeles (CA) Loyola
College: Houston
Position: Safety
Undrafted: 2016
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Lee Hightower (born July 28, 1993) is an American football safety who plays for X-League side Nojima Sagamihara Rise. He played college football at Houston and signed with the Colts as an undrafted free agent after the 2016 NFL Draft. [1]

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College career

Hightower played football at the University of Houston after transferring from Boise State in 2013. [2]

Professional career

Indianapolis Colts

Hightower signed with the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent on August 2, 2016. [3] He was released by the Colts on September 3, 2016 and was signed to the practice squad on September 9. [4] He spent time on and off the Colts' practice squad before being waived on October 18, 2016. [5]

Washington Redskins

On November 8, 2016, Hightower was signed to the Washington Redskins' practice squad. [6] He was released by the Redskins on December 13, 2016. [7]

Indianapolis Colts (second stint)

On January 12, 2017, Hightower signed a reserve/future contract with the Colts. [8] He was waived on September 2, 2017. [9]

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References

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