Sean Lee

Sean Patrick Lee

Position: LB
Height: 6-2    Weight: 234 lbs.

Born: July 22, 1986 in Pittsburgh, PA
College: Penn St.   (school history)    (Lee college stats)
Drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the 2nd round (55th overall) of the 2010 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 13 (6138th overall since 1950)

Other SR Links: College Football at Sports-Reference.com

• 2/17 SideLion Report: Dallas Cowboys’ Example Provides Support for Detroit Lions’ Draft Philosophy: The Detroit Lions’ philosophy of taking a “best player available” approach to the NFL Draft has received criticism,...

• 1/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Sean Lee believes team can move to 4-3: Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee said he does not think it will be a big change for the defense to move to a 4-3 defensive alignment...[+] because they lined up in it at times this season and believes the team has the players to make the transition. 'I don’t think it’s as big a move as people think,' Lee said. 'We’ve played 4-3 in different situations, even with [former Dallas Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips] and the way the defensive line lined up. There were aspects of the 4-3 there. Now there’s obviously going to be a learning curve and it’s going to be tough and it’s going to take some work, but I think we have the guys that are athletic enough and versatile enough to be able to transition to this 4-3.'
• 1/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Sean Lee considered good fit: Dallas Cowboys scouting director Larry Lacewell said Friday, Jan. 11, that LB Sean Lee will be 'absolutely great' in the team's...[+] new 4-3 Tampa 2 scheme under new defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin. 'He's absolutely great, and when you become a Mike (in a 4-3), that means you're a whole-field player,' Lacewell said. 'In the 3-4, you're a half-the-field player a lot of times. It's just going to add to his greatness.'
• 1/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Sean Lee injury update: Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee (toe) is planning on being ready for the start of the offseason program in April and said his rehab...[+] is on track. Lee has increased his workload in recent weeks and hopes to do some light jogging in the near future.

• 12/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Sean Lee injury update : Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee (toe) had his protective walking boot removed Monday, Dec. 10, taking a step forward in his recovery...[+] process after he had season-ending surgery on his right big toe Oct. 30. Lee said that he now has a steel plate in his right shoe to help give him support. He said that he’ll now start attempting to work his toe by raising it about 10 degrees each week. His next steps in his recovery is to be able to walk at a fast pace and then start jogging.

• 11/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Sean Lee injury update : Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee (toe) underwent surgery on his right big toe Oct. 30. The surgery lasted 90 minutes and there were...[+] no complications, and he will need six weeks to recover before he can begin his rehabilitation. Lee is expected to be ready for the full offseason workout program.

• 10/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Sean Lee has surgery : Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee (toe) underwent surgery Tuesday, Oct. 30, to repair torn ligaments in his right big toe. Lee is expected...[+] to make a full recovery from the injury. He is hopeful to be 100 percent by the start of the offseason conditioning program next spring, and be ready for all minicamp and organized team activities.
• 10/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Sean Lee update : Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee (toe) has a torn plantar plate at the base of his right big toe, according to sources, and he is expected...[+] to undergo surgery within the next week. Lee will face four to six months of rehabilitation after the surgery, a source said.
• 10/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Owner less optimistic : Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones said injuries - particularly the loss of LB Sean Lee (toe) - could hamper...[+] his team's chances of competing for a Super Bowl. 'We’re going to have to adjust for him,' Jones said. '... We’re going to have to make injury adjustments. I’ve said all along I think this team has an opportunity to be a contender, but the one exception that I made was, sitting as we’re sitting right now health-wise, injury can make a difference and does in the NFL.'
• 10/25 The NFL Injury Report: Jerry Jones: Injuries Could Derail Cowboys’ Super Bowl Chances: While the Dallas Cowboys entered the 2012-13 season as they have many others, with lofty expectations, team owner Jerry...
• 10/24 The NFL Injury Report: Cowboys Injury Report: Sean Lee Placed on IR, Done For Season: Sean Lee dealt the Dallas Cowboys a devastating blow on Wednesday when it was announced that his 2012 season is officially...
• 10/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Sean Lee placed on IR: The Dallas Cowboys are placing LB Sean Lee (toe) on season-ending Injured Reserve. Lee will have surgery on his right big toe,...[+] according to sources, with a full recovery expected for 2013.
• 10/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Bruce Carter might be signal caller: Dallas Cowboys LB Bruce Carter would become the team's defensive signal caller if LB Sean Lee (toe) is forced out of action due...[+] to his right toe injury.
• 10/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Decision on Sean Lee coming Wednesday: Updating a previous report, the final decision on whether Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee (toe) will undergo season-ending surgery...[+] on his right big toe will come Wednesday, Oct. 24.
• 10/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Sean Lee might need surgery: The Dallas Cowboys are worried LB Sean Lee (toe) might need season-ending surgery on his right big toe, according to sources....[+] Lee suffered a sprained right big toe in the third quarter of the Week 7 win against the Carolina Panthers, and he was using crutches Monday, Oct. 22. The team is still awaiting MRI results.
• 10/23 The NFL Injury Report: Cowboys Injury Report: Sean Lee May Need Season Ending Surgery: Dallas Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee might need season ending surgery on his right toe, according to Todd Archer. Lee picked...
• 10/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Sean Lee using crutches: Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee (toe) was using crutches to get around Monday, Oct. 22, after suffering a toe injury in Week 7. He...[+] underwent an MRI on the toe but the team is not ready to comment on his status for Week 8 at this point.
• 10/22 The NFL Injury Report: Cowboys Injury Report: Phil Costa, Sean Lee: While they were able to defeat the Carolina Panthers yesterday, the Dallas Cowboys lost a pair of starters, center Phil...
• 10/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Sean Lee expects to play in Week 8: Updating a previous report, Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee (toe) said Sunday, Oct. 21, that he expects to be able to play in Week...[+] 8 after leaving the Week 7 game against the Carolina Panthers due to a sprained right big toe.
• 10/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Sean Lee injures big toe: Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee (toe) left the game early Week 7 because of a big toe injury and is considered questionable to return....[+]

• 9/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Sean Lee has a nose for the football Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee's seven interceptions since the 2010 season are the most by any linebacker in the NFL....[+] Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee's seven interceptions since the 2010 season are the most by any linebacker in the NFL.
• 9/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Sean Lee strong in Week 1 Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee recorded 12 tackles and a forced fumble in the team's Week 1 game....[+] Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee recorded 12 tackles and a forced fumble in the team's Week 1 game.

• 5/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Sean Lee ready to be a leader : Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee is ready to emerge as a team leader entering his third season. Lee said he would call out any issues...[+] that might arise among the players. 'If there's something that needs to be addressed I have no problem addressing it,' Lee said. 'I think all my teammates realize that I have their back. I want to see them do the best. I want to see our team win a Super Bowl and be successful, so I have no problem stepping up and saying something if I find something that I feel is wrong.'

• 4/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Sean Lee is optimistic about 2012 : Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee said he is optimistic heading into the 2012 season, and he believes the defense has made improvements....[+] 'I think we have a lot of optimism. If you look at last season, I think the biggest problem with the defense ... we weren't winning games in the fourth quarter, we weren't able to make big plays in the fourth quarter, we weren't able to execute consistently in the fourth quarter. There were a lot of positives that came out of it. I look at our defense and I think we took a step forward in a lot of areas.'

• 2/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Owner sees Sean Lee as a leader: Dallas Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones said he believes LB Sean Lee is one of the leaders on the team. 'I feel Sean...[+] is a leader and that’s based upon the reputation he had if you look back to him coming out of Penn State. But in looking at what he’s done here, he does take a very active role in what we’re doing intangibly right now. Obviously leadership has a certain amount of earn-your-stripes aspect to it. It would be inordinate and above expectations to have somebody come in that first year and be one of your apparent leaders to everybody,' Jones said.

• 1/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Sean Lee will not need surgery Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee (wrist) said he will not need offseason surgery on his dislocated left wrist....[+] Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee (wrist) said he will not need offseason surgery on his dislocated left wrist.

• 12/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Sean Lee says he could have returned: Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee (hamstring) left the Week 16 game against the Philadelphia Eagles due to a hamstring injury, but said...[+] Sunday, Dec. 24, that he could have returned if the game had mattered.
• 12/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Three probable: Dallas Cowboys TE Martellus Bennett (ribs), LB Sean Lee (wrist) and P Mat McBriar (foot) practiced in full Friday, Dec. 16, and...[+] are probable for Week 15.
• 12/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Sean Lee does not think he will need surgery: Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee (wrist) said he does not think he will need surgery on his dislocated wrist unless he re-injures it...[+] during the season.
• 12/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Three practiceDallas Cowboys LB Bruce Carter (knee), LB Sean Lee (wrist) and P Mat McBriar (foot) practiced in full Thursday, Dec. 1....[+] Dallas Cowboys LB Bruce Carter (knee), LB Sean Lee (wrist) and P Mat McBriar (foot) practiced in full Thursday, Dec. 1.

• 11/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Two practiceDallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee (wrist) and P Mat McBriar (foot) practiced in full Wednesday, Nov. 30....[+] Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee (wrist) and P Mat McBriar (foot) practiced in full Wednesday, Nov. 30.
• 11/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Sean Lee productive in Week 12 Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee recorded seven tackles, a sack, a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry in Week 12....[+] Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee recorded seven tackles, a sack, a tackle for loss and a quarterback hurry in Week 12.
• 11/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Sean Lee will likely not need surgery : Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee (wrist) will likely not need surgery on his dislocated left wrist in the offseason unless he suffers...[+] a setback. Lee said he plans to continue to play with a full cast for the next two weeks. After that, Lee could then downsize his cast so that he can use his fingers and hand to aid him in tackling and defending passes.
• 11/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Two practice Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee (wrist) and P Mat McBriar (foot) practiced in full Tuesday, Nov. 22....[+] Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee (wrist) and P Mat McBriar (foot) practiced in full Tuesday, Nov. 22.
• 11/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Sean Lee injury update : Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee (wrist) began sporting a different cast over his dislocated left wrist in practice Wednesday, Nov....[+] 16. For the first time since last week, when he began practicing, Lee's fingers were exposed.
• 11/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Sean Lee expected to play: Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee (wrist) is expected to play in Week 10 but owner/general manager Jerry Jones said it is not sure how...[+] much Lee will be able to play.
• 11/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Sean Lee has earned new nickname: Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee (hand) is wearing a club cast on his left hand, and it has already earned him a nickname in the locker...[+] room. 'He was going pretty good with his Q-tip of an arm he had on that,' SS Barry Church said Wednesday, Nov. 9. 'That's what it looks like, a big Q-tip,' LB Anthony Spencer joked. 'Until he hit me in the face with it. It's hard.'
• 11/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Sean Lee will try to practice : Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee (wrist) is determined to play in Week 10 and will attempt to practice Wednesday, Nov. 9, with a hard...[+] cast. Lee is scheduled to undergo exams Tuesday, Nov. 8, to determine if he can participate in Week 10.
• 11/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Sean Lee likely to play in Week 10 : Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee (wrist) has a 'very good chance' of playing in Week 10, according to a league source. Lee will likely...[+] have to play with a cast on his wrist for the next few weeks. Owner and general manager Jerry Jones revealed Sunday, Nov. 6, that Lee also had a small fracture in the wrist.
• 11/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Sean Lee game-time decision for Week 9 : Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee (wrist) hasn't practiced this week and his status for Week 9 will be determined in the hours leading...[+] up to kickoff. 'I'm still working to get this hand better and functional,' Lee said. 'Once the doctors let me out there, I'll be ready to go. If they don't think it's ready, I won't be ready to roll.'
• 11/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Keith Brooking ready for bigger role : Dallas Cowboys LB Keith Brooking said he will be ready to play more reps in Week 9 if LB Sean Lee (wrist) is unable to play. 'I’ve...[+] played every snap for 13 years. I don’t know what the big deal is. I haven’t done it this year, but I know how to play a full game,' Brooking said.
• 11/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Keith Brooking likely to start in Week 9: Dallas Cowboys LB Keith Brooking is expected to start in Week 9 against the Seattle Seahawks if LB Sean Lee (wrist) cannot play....[+] Lee was fitted with a hard cast, and he is considered doubtful for the game Sunday, Nov. 6.
• 11/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Sean Lee doubtfulDallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee (wrist) did not practice Friday, Nov. 4, and is doubtful for Week 9....[+] Dallas Cowboys LB Sean Lee (wrist) did not practice Friday, Nov. 4, and is doubtful for Week 9.
• 11/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | Sean Lee not ruled out yet: Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett said the team has not ruled out LB Sean Lee (wrist) for Week 9 but it appears he likely...[+] will not play. He is being fitted for a cast on his wrist, which means they are delaying surgery on the wrist.

• 2/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Cowboys | DC expecting big things from Sean Lee: Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Rob Ryan indicated that he expects LB Sean Lee to make a big jump in his play from this season...[+] to next season, reports Tim MacMahon, of ESPNDallas.com.

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