Andy Lee (American football)
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Lee with the San Francisco 49ers in 2014
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| No. 8 Carolina Panthers | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Punter | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Date of birth: | August 11, 1982 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Westminster, South Carolina | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Westminster (SC) West-Oak | ||||||||||
| College: | Pittsburgh | ||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2004 / Round: 6 / Pick: 188 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||
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| Punts: | 1,047 |
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| Punting yards: | 48,507 |
| Average punt: | 46.3 |
| Inside 20: | 343 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Andrew Paul Lee (born August 11, 1982) is an American football punter for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Pittsburgh, and was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the sixth round of the 2004 NFL Draft.
Lee was selected to the Pro Bowl following the 2007, 2009, and 2011 seasons.
Lee was born in Westminster, South Carolina. He graduated from West-Oak High School in Westminster. At West-Oak High School, Lee was a 3-sport star athlete, lettering in football, baseball, and basketball. In football, he punted and played tight end and wide receiver as a senior. His punting average as a senior was 42.8 yards, earning him a 33rd ranking in South Carolina by SuperPrep. He was selected twice to All-Conference honors in basketball and helped lead the baseball team to a district championship and the state playoffs. As a pitcher, he went 5-0 as a junior and 8-2 as a senior, with a selection to the North-South Baseball All-Star Game and a Golden and Silver Arm Award.
Lee attended the University of Pittsburgh and played for the Pittsburgh Panthers football team from 2000 to 2004. He was Pittsburgh’s starting punter for three seasons after winning the starting role late in true freshman season (2000). His 244 punts and 10,353 yards are tops in school history. Also had 29 fair catches, 61 kicks downed inside 20-yard line and three blocked kicks. He was the only player to ever win Big East Conference Special Teams Player of the Year honors twice in career. His senior year in college, Lee was a semi-finalist for the Ray Guy Award, given to college football's top punter. Lee was the All-Big East Conference first-team choice and Co-Special Teams Player of the Year.
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