Lee Hightower (born July 28, 1993) is an
American football safety who plays for
X-League side
Nojima Sagamihara Rise
The Nojima Sagamihara Rise are an American football team located in Sagamihara City, Kanagawa, Japan. They are a member of the X-League.
Similar to how fellow X-League member Elecom Kobe Finies's visual identity is inspired by the National Footb ...
. He played college football at
Houston and signed with the
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. The Colts compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) South division. Since the 2008 ...
as an undrafted free agent after the
2016 NFL draft
The 2016 NFL Draft was the 81st annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible American football players. As in 2015, the draft took place at the Auditorium Theatre and Grant Park in Chicago. The draft beg ...
.
College career
Hightower played football at the
University of Houston after transferring from
Boise State
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in 2013.
Professional career
Indianapolis Colts
Hightower signed with the
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. The Colts compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) South division. Since the 2008 ...
as an undrafted free agent on August 2, 2016. He was released by the Colts on September 3, 2016, and was signed to the practice squad on September 9. He spent time on and off the Colts' practice squad before being waived on October 18, 2016.
Washington Redskins
On November 8, 2016, Hightower was signed to the
Washington Redskins' practice squad. He was released by the Redskins on December 13, 2016.
Indianapolis Colts (second stint)
On January 12, 2017, Hightower signed a reserve/future contract with the Colts. He was waived on September 2, 2017.
References
External links
Houston Cougars bio
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1993 births
Living people
Houston Cougars football players
Indianapolis Colts players
Washington Redskins players
X-League (Japan) players
American football safeties
Players of American football from Inglewood, California