Bulls in the NFL Update: Week 12
By TOM ZEBOLD
USF Senior Writer
TAMPA, NOV. 27, 2017 –
Eric Lee contributed right away for the New England Patriots in his NFL debut Sunday.
The former USF team captain registered four tackles and a sack while playing 25 snaps in the Patriots' 35-17 victory over Miami. What made Lee's performance extra impressive was the fact that he was signed off the Buffalo Bills' practice squad just five days before suiting up for the Patriots.
Lee had been waiting to make his NFL regular season debut since he was activated by the Bills in week 4 but did not play. Lee went undrafted in 2016 and initially signed with the Houston Texans before his run with Buffalo earlier this season.
Prior to becoming a pro, the defensive end started 24 games in his final two seasons with the Bulls. Lee shined as a senior in 2015 with a career-best 45 tackles, a team-leading 12 tackles for loss, five sacks, an interception, four pass breakups, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. The Daphne, Ala., native was rewarded for his efforts with all-conference second team honors and USF's Lee Roy Selmon Award.
Find out how other former Bulls fared in week 12 of the NFL season below:
- Defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul posted five tackles, two sacks, two QB hurries and a pass breakup in the N.Y. Giants' 20-10 loss to Washington on Thanksgiving. Season stats: 11 games (11 starts), 51 tackles, 6.5 sacks, three pass breakups and two forced fumbles.
- Cornerback Kayvon Webster started, made four solo tackles and broke up two passes in the L.A. Rams' 26-20 win over New Orleans. Season stats: nine games (nine starts), 33 tackles and six pass breakups.
- Offensive tackle Darrell Williams saw action in the L.A. Rams' 26-20 win over the Saints. Season stats: 11 games.
- Running back Marlon Mack caught two passes for 20 yards with a long of 16 yards in addition to four carries for 11 yards in the Indianapolis Colts' 20-16 loss to Tennessee. Season stats: 63 rushes for 230 yards and two touchdowns; 14 receptions for 149 yards and one touchdown.
- Austin Reiter saw action on the offensive line in Cleveland's 30-16 loss at Cincinnati. Season stats: 11 games.
- Defensive lineman Terrell McClain missed Washington's 20-10 win over the N.Y. Giants on Thanksgiving with an injury. Season stats: 10 games (two starts), 19 tackles and two sacks.
- Linebacker Nigel Harris is on the N.Y. Giants' reserve/injured list. Season stats: seven games (one start for Chargers), 12 tackles (nine solo).
- Miami safety Nate Allen is on injured reserve. Season stats – 20 tackles, one pass breakup in seven games (seven starts).
- Linebacker Aaron Lynch was inactive for San Francisco's 24-13 loss to Seattle. Season stats: five games, five tackles and one sack.
- Receiver Rodney Adams is on the Minnesota Vikings' practice squad.
About USF Football
USF finished the 2016 season ranked No. 19 in the Associated Press poll with a school-record 11 wins following the program's fifth-ever bowl victory in the Birmingham Bowl. The Bulls' 11-2 record marked the fifth-best winning percentage in FBS football in 2016 and one of just 11 teams to reach 11 wins. USF set nearly 40 team and individual records in 2016, including team records for total yards (6,650), rushing yards (3,714), touchdowns (77) and scoring (569). Quarterback Quinton Flowers was named the American Conference Offensive Player of the Year and led a school-record 10 players named to the all-conference team, six of which, including Flowers, returned in 2017.
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