He was featured on the Texans' season of Hard Knocks, notable for his impersonation of then head coach Bill O'Brien.[2][3]
Chicago Bearsedit
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 Billsedit
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 Defendersedit
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 Falconsedit
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]
Referencesedit
^"Bowie State tight end Khari Lee signing with Houston Texans". BaltimoreSun.com. May 3, 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.
^. DetroitLions.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 3, 2017.
^Brown, Chris (September 3, 2017). . 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.
^ ab"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.
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Khari Lee born January 16 1992 is a former American football tight end He played college football at Bowie State Khari LeeLee with the Chicago Bears in 2015No 86 82 88Position Tight endPersonal informationBorn 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 informationHigh school Western Tech Catonsville Maryland College Bowie StateUndrafted 2015Career historyHouston Texans 2015 Chicago Bears 2015 Detroit Lions 2016 Buffalo Bills 2017 2018 DC Defenders 2020 Atlanta Falcons 2020 Detroit Lions 2020 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer NFL statisticsReceptions 2Receiving yards 12Receiving touchdowns 0Player stats at NFL com PFR Contents 1 Professional career 1 1 Houston Texans 1 2 Chicago Bears 1 3 Detroit Lions first stint 1 4 Buffalo Bills 1 5 DC Defenders 1 6 Atlanta Falcons 1 7 Detroit Lions second stint 2 References 3 External linksProfessional career editHouston 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 https www foxsports com stories nfl report texans deal hard knocks star khari lee to bears https www sportingnews com us nfl news houston texans rookie khari lee impersonation bill obrien hbo hard knocks 1ktsn6chntm4d105hgfq3c8rbn 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 editChicago Bears bio Archived September 7 2015 at the Wayback Machine Bowie State Bulldogs bio Portals nbsp American football nbsp Biography nbsp College football Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Khari Lee amp oldid 1207071839, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
