Jamall Lee (born March 13, 1987) is a former professional

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who played for three seasons for the

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of the

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. He was signed by the

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of the

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as an

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in 2009 and released at the end of the pre-season, making him an NFL free agent. He was drafted by the

third overall in the

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. He played CIS football for the

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Early years

Lee was born in

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. His father,

Orville Lee Orville Lee (born April 4, 1964) is a retired Canadian Football League running back. He was drafted by the Ottawa Rough Riders with the first overall pick in the 1988 CFL Draft from Simon Fraser University. In his rookie year he racked up 1075 ru ...

, was the last Canadian to lead the

in rushing, in the

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. Jamall played

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and though he was not recruited by any

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college football or Canadian university teams, his father's connections with

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, gave him an opportunity to play for the Gaiters.

University career

At Bishop's, Lee ran for a four-year total of 4,296 yards, which made him the Quebec University Football League's all-time leading rusher. He was also selected as the QUFL's most outstanding player of 2007 and a

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first team all-star for the 2008 CIS football season. He was the only Canadian selected to play in the 2009 Texas vs. The Nation Game in

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. Ahead of the 2009

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, Lee was ranked second amongst those eligible for the

. He set new

records for both the

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at 4.39 seconds and the

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at .

Professional career

Carolina Panthers

Lee signed with the

as an

on April 27, 2009. Lee dressed for all four pre-season games for the Panthers including their final on September 3, 2009, in which he scored the team's sole

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. He was released from the team before the start of the 2009 regular season.

BC Lions

On October 12, 2009, the

announced that they had agreed to terms with Lee and he dressed for the final four games of the season. On October 31, 2009, Lee recorded his first career reception against the

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. Lee played in both playoff games and recorded one rush for -1 yards and one catch for -5 yards in the Eastern Final. After three seasons as a special teams player and backup running back, he announced his retirement on February 13, 2012.Lions RB Jamall Lee calls it a career
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Jamall 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from New Westminster Players of Canadian football from British Columbia Black Canadian players of American football American football running backs Canadian football running backs Bishop's Gaiters football players BC Lions players Canadian people of Jamaican descent