T. J. Lee

T. J. Lee III (born March 20, 1991) is an American professional Canadian football cornerback for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Eastern Washington.

T. J. Lee
Lee before a Lions game in 2019
No. 6 – BC Lions
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1990-03-20) March 20, 1990
Houston, Texas
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Seattle (WA) West Seattle
College:Eastern Washington
Undrafted:2014
Career history
Roster status:Active
CFL status:International
Career highlights and awards
Career CFL statistics
Tackles:201
Interceptions:11
Quarterback sacks:4
Player stats at CFL.ca

Professional career

BC Lions

Lee signed with the BC Lions on May 22, 2014.[1] In his first season with the Lions Lee played in 8 games and contributed 24 tackles, 1 interception and 2 forced fumbles. He had a breakout season in 2015 when he played in 17 games and totaled 80 tackles, three sacks and four interceptions. Lee missed most of the following season after suffering an Achilles injury in late July.[2] He was re-signed by the Lions only days before hitting the open market as a free agent in February 2017.[3] Lee returned to a prominent role within the Lions defense in 2017, playing in 15 games, contributing 49 tackles and four interceptions. Lee was once again re-signed to a contract extension before becoming a free agent in February 2018.[4]

In 2019, he was the BC Lions Most Outstanding Defensive Player.[5]

References
  1. http://www.goeags.com/sports/m-footbl/2013-14/Releases/14fbMay22LeeBCLions
  2. "Lions lose starting halfback T.J. Lee". Vancouver Sun. 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  3. "Lions re-sign DB Lee, add DL Ainsworth - Article - TSN". TSN. 2017-02-10. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  4. "Lions re-sign DB Lee for 2018 - Article - TSN". TSN. 2018-01-16. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  5. "CFL announces 2019 team award winners". October 30, 2019.


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