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Lee
Evans
| No. 83 Buffalo
Bills |
| Wide
receiver |
|
Personal information |
| Date of
birth: March 11, 1981 (1981-03-11) (age 28) |
| Place of birth: Sandusky,
Ohio |
|
Height: 5 ft 10 in
(1.78 m) |
Weight: 197 lb (89 kg) |
| Career information |
| College:
Wisconsin |
| NFL
Draft: 2004 / Round: 1
/ Pick: 13 |
| Debuted in 2004 for the
Buffalo
Bills |
|
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| Career history |
As player:
|
| Career highlights and awards |
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|
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17,
2009 |
| Receptions |
340 |
| Receiving yards |
5,356 |
| Receiving touchdowns |
39 |
| Stats at NFL.com |
Lee Evans (born March 11, 1981 in Sandusky, Ohio)
is an American football wide receiver who
currently plays for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. He
was drafted by the Bills in the first round (13th overall) of the
2004 NFL
Draft. He played collegiately at the University of Wisconsin.
Early
years
Evans attended Bedford High
School in Cleveland, Ohio, the same high school as
current Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Chris Chambers
and actress Halle
Berry.
NFL
career
2004 NFL
Draft
The Buffalo Bills selected Evans with the 13th overall pick in
the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He was the first wide
receiver since Eric
Moulds in 1996 to be taken by the Bills in the first round.
(* represents NFL Combine)
Buffalo
Bills
On Sunday December 4, 2005, it was a big day for the two former
Wisconsin
Badgers from Bedford High School during a game between the
Bills and Dolphins. Evans set then career highs with receiving
yards (117) and touchdowns (3). Chris Chambers set franchise records for
receptions (15) and receiving yards (238) as well as scoring the
game winning touchdown in the final seconds.
Evans quickly became a fan-favorite among Bills fans. After the
departure of Eric
Moulds, he established himself as the Bills' top receiver in
2006. He became a big ally for then starting quarterback J.P.
Losman in the passing game, establishing himself as a deep
threat at wide receiver. He currently has 8 touchdown receptions
over 50 yards.
On November 19, 2006, in a game against the Houston Texans,
he set the Buffalo Bills record for receiving yards in one quarter
(205) and one game (265). He also became the first player in league
history to record two 80 yard plus touchdowns in one quarter when
he caught two 83 yard touchdown passes in the first quarter. [3].
Evans underwent minor shoulder surgery in the 2008 offseason.
Coach Dick Jauron
stated that the shoulder was bothering him for two years but he
might have aggravated it again. This did not seem to slow Evans
Down as in the 2008 season he recorded his second 1,000 yards
receiving season with 63 receptions, 1017 with 3 TDs. Despite his
strong play the Bills missed the postseason at 7-9
College
and pro records
Personal
Evans is married to the former Miranda Farr, the couple has one
son, Lee Evans IV[4]
References
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