After 11 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, linebacker Sean Lee is retiring from the NFL. Lee said in a letter announcing his retirement: “For 11 seasons I was privileged to wear the Cowboys star. We want to play forever. But today, it’s my time to walk away.”
Lee thanked the Jones family and the team’s coaches, as well as his teammates and fans: “To the fans, you lifted me up when I needed it most. I didn’t want to let you down. If there’s a regret, it’s that I never helped bring a championship back home, because you deserve it so much. Whenever I’m near a field, the smell brings me back to when I first started playing, pulling on a helmet, trying on those shoulder pads, that perfect tackle. To think of the journey now, experiencing things I never thought possible with the men and women who make this game what it is, I’m beyond grateful. Thank you, Cowboys Nation. It has been my honor.”
Lee was drafted by the Cowboys in 2010 and made two trips to the Pro Bowl in 2015 and 2016. He was named to the All-Pro first team in 2016. He is retiring as the Cowboy’s eighth leading tackler, and also holds the record for the most single-game tackles for the Cowboys.
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