Khari Lee
 Lee with the Chicago Bears in 2015 | |||||||
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||
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| Born: | January 16, 1992 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||
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| High school: | Western Tech (Catonsville, Maryland) | ||||||
| College: | Bowie State | ||||||
| Undrafted: | 2015 | ||||||
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Khari Lee (born January 16, 1992) is an American former professional football tight end. He played college football at Bowie State.
Professional career
[edit]Houston Texans
[edit]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
[edit]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)
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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)
[edit]On November 4, 2020, Lee was signed to the Detroit Lions practice squad.[21] He was released on November 10.[22]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bowie State tight end Khari Lee signing with Houston Texans". BaltimoreSun.com. May 3, 2015.
- ^ "Report: Texans deal 'Hard Knocks' star Khari Lee to Bears".
- ^ "Texans rookie Khari Lee does spot-on impression of Bill O'Brien on 'Hard Knocks' | Sporting News". August 26, 2015.
- ^ Patra, Kevin. "Texans trade TE Khari Lee to Bears". NFL.com.
- ^ Mayer, Larry. "Bears sign Paulsen, claim 2 off waivers". ChicagoBears.com.
- ^ "Lions awarded TE Khari Lee via waivers, place LB Jon Bostic on Reserve/Injured". DetroitLions.com. September 6, 2016.
- ^ "Lions activate WR Corey Fuller from PUP, waive TE Khari Lee". DetroitLions.com. November 8, 2016.
- ^ "Lions Re-Sign TE Khari Lee To Practice Squad, Cut CB D'Joun Smith". NFL Trade Rumors. November 10, 2016.
- ^ "Lions sign nine players to Reserve/Future List". DetroitLions.com. January 9, 2017.
- ^ "Lions establish 53-man roster". DetroitLions.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Brown, Chris (October 6, 2018). "Bills promote S Marlowe from practice squad". BuffaloBills.com.
- ^ Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ "2018 Buffalo Bills scouting report: Tight end Khari Lee". June 16, 2018.
- ^ a b "Falcons agree to terms with former XFL tight end on one-year deal". atlantafalcons.com. March 25, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "XFL Statement". XFL.com. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
- ^ "XFL Transactions". XFL.com. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ @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.
- ^ McFadden, Will (September 3, 2020). "Falcons release Khari Lee with injury settlement". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Chicago Bears bio Archived September 7, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- Bowie State Bulldogs bio
