Jamall Lee staying in the NFL if he can.....

[AKPantherFan]

The roster opening would have been perfectly suited for Jamall Lee, in the opinion of Lions coach Wally Buono.

Instead, the new face Tuesday was import linebacker Shane Simmons.

Running a CFL team means being flexible. It sure doesn't mean you automatically get your Canadian college draft picks every year.

Lee, the Port Coquitlam runner who was cut on the weekend by the Carolina Panthers, has rejected a contract offer by the Lions, according to Buono, who implied the 22-year-old wants to pursue an NFL practice-roster spot that would earn him twice as much as he would make as a three-down rookie.

more; http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Chopped+Carolina+spurns+offer/1975199/story.html

good luck Lee

I think we have not heard the last from this kid....

[spartan_pantherfan]

good luck to him, he had a up hill battle here, if he can get on the PS of a team that is not very deep at RB he has a shot.

[Al Morgan]

Wish him the best... not when playing against us

[ForMac]

With speed like his, he shoulden't come back to Canada... Theirs alot worse then get stashed on Practice squads around the league as projects that may or may never pan out. But atleast with raw talent and speed like him its not a bad gamble.

[Cyberjag]

I bet he could catch on in Cleveland.

[jramsey4]

He must have been pretty lousy in camp for us not to offer him a PS spot. We should have put him on the PS and instead of getting sutton we could have gotten some depth at DT or on the OLine. I really do wonder about this move.

[CanadianCat]

man i was disappointed that he didnt make the squad, but we have more then enough RB's on the team now.

that being said good luck.

I agee with the cleavland comment

[CharlotteBeer.com]

He must have been pretty lousy in camp for us not to offer him a PS spot.

He was.

I almost hate to say that, as I was so excited to see what he'd do. He was my "dark horse," if you will.

But he played horribly in camp and the preseason. Were we to keep any back on the practice squad, it would have been Birmingham, who clearly outplayed Lee (but then again Birmingham wasn't eligible, was he?).

[rayzor]

birmingham was IR'ed.

lee fumbled a lot. there just wasn't enough going on that would make him stand out other than his speed, size, and dropping a lot of balls. you need a lot more than that.

i don't think his college playing prepared him for the NFL. you watch those highlights of him again and it looks like he was playing against high school kids.

if he wants to play ball he's going to have to do it in the CFL. maybe he could make his mark in arena football or with the UFL?

he's just not pro football material anymore than eric shelton was, imo.