Eric Lee (American football)

Eric Lee (born August 6, 1994) is an American football defensive end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Florida and signed as an undrafted free agent with the Houston Texans.

Houston Texans
Lee signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 6, 2016. He was waived by the Texans on September 3, 2016 and was signed to the practice squad the next day. After spending his entire rookie season on the practice squad, Lee signed a reserve/future contract with the Texans on January 16, 2017.

On September 2, 2017, Lee was waived by the Texans.

Buffalo Bills
On September 5, 2017, Lee was signed to the Buffalo Bills' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on September 29, 2017. He was waived on October 3, 2017 and was re-signed to the practice squad.

New England Patriots
On November 21, 2017, Lee was signed by the New England Patriots off the Bills' practice squad. He made his NFL debut in Week 12, recording four tackles and his first career sack in a 35-17 win over the Dolphins. The following week he again impressed, gaining 1.5 sacks, 4 tackles, 1 interception, and 1 pass deflection in a 23-3 win against his old team, the Buffalo Bills. Thus bringing him to 8 tackles, 1 interception, 2.5 sacks, and 1 pass deflection in his first 2 games. Lee reached Super Bowl LII with the Patriots, but the team fell short to the Philadelphia Eagles by a score of 41-33.

On September 1, 2018, Lee was waived by the Patriots as part of the roster cutdown.

Detroit Lions
On September 3, 2018, Lee was signed to the Detroit Lions' practice squad. He was promoted to the active roster on September 29, 2018. He was waived on November 20, 2018 and re-signed to the practice squad. He was promoted back to the active roster on December 5, 2018.