Lee Smith

Joseph Lere "Lee" Smith is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Oakland Raiders and Atlanta Falcons. He played college football for the Marshall Thundering Herd, and was selected by the Patriots in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL draft. In late January 2022 he announced he would retire from the NFL.