QDarron Lee
LB FA
Mon 8/30/21 11:55 PM

The Raiders released Lee (undisclosed) from injured reserve with an injury settlement Monday, Vincent Bonsignore of the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.
EDGE Analysis
Lee will now focus on getting healthy. He'll be eligible to sign with another team once he proves a clean bill of health. The 2016 first-round pick has logged just 161 defensive snaps across 18 games since the start of the 2019 season.

QDarron Lee
LB FA
Wed 8/25/21 1:32 PM

The Raiders placed Lee (undisclosed) on injured reserve Tuesday, Josh Dubow of the Associated Press reports.
EDGE Analysis
Lee played 12-plus games in his first four seasons, but after appearing in just two contests in 2020, he was looking for a fresh start by signing with Las Vegas. The 2016 first-round pick's season is now over, as Divine Deablo and Javin White will compete for a backup role behind Cory Littleton.

QDarron Lee
LB FA
Fri 6/18/21 8:36 PM

Lee has signed with the Raiders.
EDGE Analysis
Lee was originally drafted in the first-round by the Jets in 2016. He spent his first three seasons in New York before spending the last two seasons with the Chiefs and Bills. The journeyman will now look for a fresh start in Las Vegas.

QDarron Lee
LB FA
Tue 10/6/20 9:44 PM

Lee was reinstated by the NFL on Tuesday after completing his four-game suspension, Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle reports.
EDGE Analysis
The 25-year-old received the four-game ban in early September for undisclosed reasons, but he's now available to play should he sign with a team. Lee was a first-round pick by the Jets in 2016 and started 36 games over his first three seasons, but he's been unable to find a new team after working in a reserve capacity with the Chiefs last season.

QDarron Lee
LB FA
Thu 9/10/20 4:59 PM

Lee received a four-game suspension from the NFL on Thursday, Field Yates of ESPN reports.
EDGE Analysis
Yates' report doesn't provide an explanation behind Lee's suspension, but barring a successful appeal, the 25-year-old linebacker won't be able to play with a team until Week 5. A 2016 first-round pick by the Jets, Lee spent the 2019 campaign in Kansas City and notched 31 tackles in 16 games before becoming a free agent during the offseason.

QDarron Lee
LB FA
Thu 2/20/20 4:13 PM

Lee notched 31 tackles (22 solo) across 16 regular-season games in 2019.
EDGE Analysis
Lee averaged 80 tackles per season for the Jets from 2016-18, but he was relegated to a depth role in his inaugural season with the Chiefs, logging a career-low 161 defensive snaps despite playing a full 16-game slate for the first time. He looks set for a similar reserve role in 2020.

QDarron Lee
LB FA
Sun 10/27/19 6:56 PM

Lee (illness) will play in Sunday's game against the Packers, BJ Kissel of the Chiefs' official site reports.
EDGE Analysis
Lee battled a sickness through the practice week, but he's ready for this prime-time matchup. The fourth-year pro's snap share can be flaky, as he works mainly as a reserve behind Anthony Hitchens and Damien Wilson while also picking up ample playing time on special teams. Lee has 23 tackles over seven games in this role.

QDarron Lee
LB FA
Wed 10/23/19 3:42 PM

Lee (illness) didn't participate in Wednesday's practice, BJ Kissel of the Chiefs' official site reports.
EDGE Analysis
This shouldn't be an issue as long as Lee can get back onto the field by Friday's practice. Regardless, the team's starting linebackers are fully healthy, so his absence would only hurt the depth, in which Dorian O'Daniel stands to be the main beneficiary if Lee is out for Sunday's game against the Packers.

QDarron Lee
LB FA
Sat 8/24/19 10:10 PM

Lee exited Saturday's preseason matchup with San Francisco due to a chest injury and is questionable to return.
EDGE Analysis
Lee was originally traded to the Chiefs from the Jets in May for a sixth-round pick in 2020. It's unclear how serious the injury is or how much it could hinder the 24-year-old from trying to earn a rotational role in Kansas City's linebacking corps.

QDarron Lee
LB FA
Wed 5/15/19 9:13 PM1 Comment

The Jets agreed to trade Lee to the Chiefs for a sixth-round pick in 2020, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
EDGE Analysis
Following the Jets' unwillingness to pick up Lee's fifth-year option, the team and interim general manager and head coach Adam Gase chose to ship Lee out. The 2016 first-round pick is coming off a career-low solo-sack year (43) last season. Lee is still on track to be a free agent in 2020, unless the Chiefs are willing to extend him a longer-term contract. For now, Lee is expected battle for snaps with a linebacking core that already features Anthony Hitchens and Reggie Ragland.