1. Elijah James Lee was born on February 8,1996 and is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League.
40 Facts About Elijah Lee
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Elijah Lee played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats, and was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round in the 2017 NFL draft.
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Elijah Lee was a teammate of Kansas State running back Dalvin Warmack.
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Elijah Lee was named to the MaxPreps Junior All-American team as a junior in 2012 after collecting 71 tackles, 33.5 tackles for loss and 18.5 sacks.
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Elijah Lee was a first-team All-State honoree by both the coaches and media.
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Elijah Lee was selected as the Missouri Football Coaches' Association Class 6 Defensive Player of the Year, while he was a unanimous pick for the MFCA All-State squad.
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Elijah Lee was named first-team All-State by the Missouri media and was selected to the USA Today All-USA Missouri Team.
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Elijah Lee participated in basketball, earning all-conference and all-district honors, and track and field at Blue Springs.
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Elijah Lee had scholarship offers from Iowa and Nebraska, among others.
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Elijah Lee made the transition from defensive end in high school to outside linebacker at Kansas State.
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Elijah Lee finished his collegiate career with 209 total tackles, 18.5 tackles for loss, 11 sacks, 5 forced fumbles and five interceptions.
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Elijah Lee is tied for fourth in Kansas State bowl history with 20 career tackles.
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Elijah Lee started the season off with two sacks against Stephen F Austin, becoming the first true freshman under head coach Bill Snyder to record two sacks in a game.
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Elijah Lee recorded sacks against Texas and Kansas, and a half sack at Iowa State.
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Elijah Lee started all 13 games as a sophomore in 2015, leading the team with 80 tackles en route to second-team All-Big 12 honors from the league's coaches, becoming Kansas State's first underclassman linebacker to earn either first or second-team All-Big 12 honors since College Football Hall of Famer Mark Simoneau back in 1998.
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Elijah Lee was the first Wildcat underclassman to lead the team in tackles since 2008.
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Elijah Lee finished second on the team with 7.5 tackles for loss and third with 5.0 sacks, and recorded three interceptions, the most by a linebacker since 2002.
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Elijah Lee reached double digits in tackles against Texas Tech with 11.
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In 2016, Elijah Lee led the team in tackles as a junior with 110, while adding 6.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and two interceptions en route to first-team All-Big 12 honors from the league's coaches, Associated Press, ESPN.
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Elijah Lee earned second-team honors from Pro Football Focus, while he received votes for Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year.
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Elijah Lee earned Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week honors following the West Virginia contest when he tallied a career-best 14 tackles, including a sack, and an interception.
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Elijah Lee's 12 stops against the Aggies in the Texas Bowl tied for the third most in Kansas State bowl history.
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Elijah Lee was on the preseason watch lists for the Bednarik Award, Nagurski Trophy and Butkus Award.
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At Kansas State's pro day, Elijah Lee worked out with Minnesota Vikings linebackers coach Adam Zimmer.
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Elijah Lee produced a 38-inch vertical jump, 18 repetitions on the bench press and a 122-inch broad jump.
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Elijah Lee was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the seventh round, 232nd overall, in the 2017 NFL draft.
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On September 13,2017, Elijah Lee was signed by the San Francisco 49ers off the Vikings' practice squad.
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Elijah Lee did not receive a restricted free agent tender from the 49ers after the 2019 season, and he became a free agent on March 18,2020.
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On October 30,2020, Elijah Lee was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns.
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Elijah Lee was re-signed to the Browns' practice squad on September 1,2021.
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Elijah Lee was elevated to the Browns' active roster on September 11,2021, prior to the Browns' Week 1 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.
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Elijah Lee was then signed to the active roster on September 18,2021.
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Elijah Lee was released on October 5,2021, and re-signed to the Browns' practice squad on October 6,2021, then promoted back to the active roster two days later.
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Elijah Lee signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on March 24,2022.
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Elijah Lee was released on August 30,2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day.
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Elijah Lee was elevated to the active roster on September 10,2022, via a standard elevation which caused him to revert to the practice squad after the game.
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Elijah Lee was released on September 27,2022, and signed to the practice squad the next day.
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Elijah Lee was elevated to the active roster on October 1,2022, and then reverted to the practice squad after the game.
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On December 20,2022, Elijah Lee was signed by the Chicago Bears off the Chiefs practice squad.
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On June 4,2024, Elijah Lee signed with the St Louis Battlehawks of the United Football League.