Sean Lee Retires; Outpouring of Praise From Cowboys Community ✭ Inside The Star

Managing Expectations: What to Make of Cowboys Win Over Rams? — Dec 15, 2019; Arlington, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys outside linebacker Sean Lee (50) is congratulated by quarterback Dak Prescott (4) ad center Travis Frederick (72) after making an interception in the second quarter against the Los Angeles Rams at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports

Sean Lee announced his retirement yesterday after 11 years with the Dallas Cowboys. To nobody’s surprise, there was an outpouring of praise for the stellar linebacker from teammates and others involved with the team through the years.

Whether you played with Sean Lee, coached him, signed his paychecks, or even work with him in the community, The General had a positive impact on seemingly everyone. As you can see from the social media activity below, there was no lack of well wishes for Lee as he heads into retirement.

Thank You, Sean.

— Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) April 26, 2021

Thanks for the memories Sean Lee! The @dallascowboys are a better organization because of you … your leadership, your talent, your emotion and your commitment. Your Star will continue to shine brightly as a legend of our game! #commitment #dedication #leadership pic.twitter.com/rhcuNHtUNZ

— Charlotte Jones (@cjonescowboys) April 26, 2021

https://twitter.com/AntwaunWoods_/status/1386759493393043458

https://twitter.com/Bubba_March/status/1386739562840473606

https://twitter.com/Bubba_March/status/1386740628839665665

Sean Lee was a consummate professional & was way, way funnier than he typically liked to let on in front of the cameras. I think he'd have been a Ring Of Honor lock if he'd had better luck with injuries. Even still, it was a hell of a career. Congrats.

— Dave Helman (@davehelman_) April 26, 2021

https://twitter.com/TroyAikman/status/1386819944751505410

Everyone will talk about what a great person Sean Lee was, and rightfully so. But let’s not forget, when he was relatively healthy, he was one of the best linebackers in the NFL. Not a good player- a great player.

— Babe Laufenberg (@BabeLaufenberg) April 27, 2021

https://twitter.com/86Prescott/status/1386720674518024194

And it was my honor to cover Sean Lee from Upper St. Clair to Penn State to the Cowboys. One of the toughest competitors and best leaders I’ve covered, and his perseverance to repeatedly return from serious injuries was inspiring. What a great rep of the WPIAL and Linebacker U. https://t.co/XOMkcGZeob

— Kevin Gorman (@KevinGormanPGH) April 27, 2021

This is likely just a small sample of all the praise that Sean received over the last 24 hours. We here at Inside The Star certainly want to add our voice to the gratitude for Lee’s tremendous effort as part of the Dallas Cowboys and wish him well in retirement.

Jess Haynie

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