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Primary Mark<br />
VETERANS<br />
PAT<br />
LEE<br />
CORNERBACK<br />
AUBURN<br />
Ht: 6-0 Wt: 194<br />
Second <strong>NFL</strong> Season<br />
Second Packers Season<br />
Born: February 20, 1984<br />
<strong>NFL</strong> Gm. Played/Started: 5/0<br />
Acquired: D2c-08<br />
ADMIN. &<br />
P. LEE COACHES COMMUNITY<br />
LAMBEAU RECORDS &<br />
DRAFT &<br />
MISC. FIELD HISTORY 2008 REVIEW FREE AGENTS<br />
Promising, physical<br />
young cornerback who<br />
will <strong>com</strong>pete again for<br />
nickel and dime jobs, and will look to contribute on special<br />
teams…Drafted in the second round (60th overall) in<br />
2008, played in five games as a rookie, posting one tackle,<br />
PRO<br />
career<br />
one pass break-up, and two special teams<br />
tackles before a knee injury ended his season…Known<br />
for playing press coverage<br />
<strong>com</strong>ing out of Auburn, is a potential starter<br />
in the future as he learns behind veterans Al Harris and<br />
Charles Woodson…Played both cornerback spots in college,<br />
be<strong>com</strong>ing a full-time starter as a senior after playing<br />
primarily in nickel and dime packages during his first three<br />
seasons…Played in 49 games with 22 starts during his<br />
career, and recorded 103 tackles, 23 passes defensed and<br />
five interceptions, including a team-best 12 pass breakups<br />
and career-high four interceptions as a senior, when<br />
he earned second-team All-SEC honors from The Associated<br />
Press and Rivals.<strong>com</strong>…Was a safety in high school<br />
before converting to cornerback in college.<br />
2008 season<br />
Played in five games and posted<br />
one tackle, one pass defensed and<br />
two special teams tackles...Was inactive Weeks 1-3 and<br />
9-11…Injured in Week 12, was inactive the following week<br />
and placed on injured reserve Dec. 5…At Tampa Bay<br />
(Sept. 28): Played in first <strong>NFL</strong> game, seeing action on<br />
special teams and for a handful of snaps at dime back…<br />
Vs. Atlanta (Oct. 5): Saw most extensive action of season<br />
as dime back. Broke up a Matt Ryan pass intended<br />
for WR Roddy White in the second quarter. Finished with<br />
one tackle and also tied for team lead with two special<br />
teams tackles…At Seattle (Oct. 12): Served as dime<br />
back…Vs. Indianapolis (Oct. 19): Saw time on special<br />
teams…At New Orleans (Nov. 24): Played on special<br />
teams but sustained season-ending knee injury in second<br />
half…2008 Draft: Selected by the Packers in the second<br />
round (60th overall), the third of the team’s three picks<br />
in the second round and the 10th defensive back selected<br />
overall. Became Green Bay’s second-highest pick ever<br />
from Auburn behind RB Brent Fullwood (fourth overall in<br />
1987) and the first player selected from the school since<br />
LB James Willis (fifth round) in 1993.<br />
college<br />
►►Played in five games as dime<br />
back and special teamer before<br />
knee injury ended rookie<br />
season.<br />
►►Earned second-team All-SEC<br />
recognition from The Associated<br />
Press in 2007, when he<br />
posted a team-high 12 passes at a glance…<br />
defensed, including four interceptions,<br />
which was tied for the team lead.<br />
►►Played against fellow second-round pick WR Jordy Nelson<br />
in 2007 season opener vs. Kansas State, a game the Tigers<br />
won, 23-13.<br />
►►Became highest Packers draftee from Auburn since RB Brent<br />
Fullwood (fourth overall) in 1987.<br />
and Rivals.<strong>com</strong> as he led the team in passes defensed (12)<br />
and tied for the team lead with a career-high four interceptions…Ranked<br />
sixth on the team with 55 tackles, registering<br />
at least three tackles in 11 of 13 games…Returned 11<br />
kickoffs for 284 yards (25.8 avg.)…Recorded six tackles,<br />
including one for loss, along with two passes defensed<br />
and a forced fumble in season-opening win vs. Kansas<br />
State (Sept. 1), a game in which he faced off against fellow<br />
Packers second-round pick WR Jordy Nelson…Picked off<br />
Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow at Florida (Sept. 29)…<br />
Posted an interception in back-to-back contests, at LSU<br />
(Oct. 20) and vs. Ole Miss (Oct. 27), to be<strong>com</strong>e the first<br />
Tigers player since 2004 to post an interception in consecutive<br />
games…Also registered a career-high eight tackles<br />
against the Rebels…Was a preseason third-team All-SEC<br />
selection and also was named Most Improved Linebacker/<br />
Defensive Back of the spring by Auburn’s coaches heading<br />
into the ’07 season…Junior season (2006): Played<br />
in all 13 games and started four contests…Recorded 25<br />
tackles and seven passes defensed, plus returned one<br />
kickoff for 15 yards in Cotton Bowl vs. Nebraska (Jan.<br />
1)…Batted down a pass in the end zone on South Carolina’s<br />
last offensive play of the game to seal the Tigers’<br />
road victory (Sept. 28)…Posted three tackles vs. Florida<br />
(Oct. 14) and returned a fumble 20 yards for a touchdown<br />
on the final play of the game…Intercepted his first career<br />
pass and returned it 18 yards vs. Arkansas State (Nov.<br />
4)…Sophomore season (2005): Saw action in 11<br />
games and started the first five of the season…Started<br />
first game of his career, vs. Georgia Tech (Sept. 3), and<br />
posted a tackle and a pass defensed…Redshirt freshman<br />
season (2004): Played in 12 games, finishing with<br />
14 tackles, including one for a loss, along with a pass defensed…Made<br />
college debut vs. Louisiana-Monroe (Sept.<br />
4) and recorded two tackles…Registered season-high five<br />
tackles, including three solo, vs. Louisiana Tech (Oct. 9)…<br />
Played in Sugar Bowl vs. Virginia Tech (Jan. 3).<br />
Became a full-time starter as a senior<br />
with the Tigers after playing primarily in<br />
nickel and dime packages during his first three seasons…<br />
Played in 49 games with 22 starts during his career, and<br />
recorded 103 tackles, 23 passes defensed, including five<br />
interceptions, and added two forced fumbles and a fumble<br />
recovery…Posted at least one tackle in the final 20 games<br />
of his collegiate career…Played the vast majority of snaps<br />
in press man coverage and saw time at both cornerback personal<br />
Given name Patrick Christopher Lee…<br />
spots during his career…Also had 12 kick returns for 299<br />
Born in Miami, Fla. …Single…High<br />
yards (24.9 avg.)…Played in a bowl game in each of his school: Earned SuperPrep All-Dixie honors and Florida<br />
four seasons with the Tigers, with Auburn <strong>com</strong>ing out victorious<br />
in three of the contests…Also played in 2008 Sepher<br />
Columbus H.S. in Miami, Fla. …Named one of the top<br />
Times-Union Super 75 recognition as a senior at Christonior<br />
Bowl for the South team…Majored in criminology… five cornerbacks in the state by the Times-Union…Also<br />
Senior season (2007): Started all 13 games, earning earned second-team All-Dade County honors…Started two<br />
second-team All-SEC honors from The Associated Press seasons at safety…Finished senior season with 70 tackles,<br />
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