Pat Lee ( American football ) Patrick Christopher " Pat " Lee ( born February 20 , 1984 ) is an American football cornerback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League . He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft . He played college football at Auburn . Early years . Lee played high school football at Christopher Columbus High School in Miami , Florida which boasts distinguished alumni such as Mike Shula and Brian Griese . According to Scout . com he was the 29th cornerback in the nation . Lee finished his senior season with 70 tackles , seven pass breakups , three interceptions and two fumble recoveries . He returned one of the interceptions 75 yards for a touchdown and one of the fumbles seven yards for another touchdown . He was also a star on special teams , returning 14 kicks for 256 yards and one touchdown ( 88 yards ) and blocking three kicks . Between his junior and senior season he blocked a total of 11 kicks . He got offers from Auburn , the University of Georgia , Michigan State , North Carolina State University and Rutgers . In January 2003 he committed to Auburn . College career . Lee was redshirted at Auburn in 2003 . During his redshirt freshman season in 2004 he played in 12 games as a reserve cornerback . He posted 14 tackles ( 12 solos ) including a stop for a 2 - yard loss and a pass break - up . At the beginning of his redshirt sophomore season he took over as a starter at right cornerback . After only getting seven tackles through the first five games he spent the rest of the season as a reserve . He finished with only nine tackles ( 7 solos ) and three pass deflections . As a junior Lee shared right cornerback duties with Jonathan Wilhite , starting four of 12 games he played in . He totaled 25 tackles ( 15 solos ) with a stop for a loss , coming up with his first career interception . He also caused a fumble that he recovered and advanced 20 yards for a touchdown . As a senior , Lee was selected as second team All - SEC honors . He started all year at right conerback where he had a career - high 55 tackles ( 40 solos ) , which ranked sixth on the team . He also averaged 25 . 8 yards on 11 kickoff return s , caused a fumble , broke up 10 passes and intercepted four others . In 48 games at Auburn , Lee started 22 contests at right cornerback . He recorded 103 tackles ( 74 solos ) with three stops for losses of 12 yards and a quarterback pressure . He had two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery that he returned 20 yards . He deflected 20 passes and gained 52 yards on five interception returns . He also totaled 299 yards on 12 kickoff returns ( 24 . 9 avg ) . Professional career . Green Bay Packers . Lee was drafted by Green Bay Packers with the 29th pick in the second round ( 60th pick overall ) of the 2008 NFL Draft . He was expected to be the third cornerback behind starters Charles Woodson and Al Harris . Lee was signed to a four - year deal on July 26 reportedly worth a little more than the deal signed by New England Patriots defensive back Terrence Wheatley . Wheatley was selected two spots after Lee and reportedly received a $ 890 , 000 bonus and a total package of $ 2 . 595 million . After playing slightly in pre season behind Tramon Williams and Will Blackmon who started in place of Al Harris and Charles Woodson during pre season , Lee did not see much playing time in his rookie season . Lee was active in five contests , playing mostly special teams . During these five games , Lee recorded only 2 tackles and was credited with 1 pass defensed . Pat Lee was bothered most of the season by a lingering knee injury and was finally placed on injured reserve on December 5 , 2008 . Oakland Raiders . On March 21 , 2012 , Lee signed with the Oakland Raiders . On November 10 , 2012 , Lee was waived by the Oakland Raiders . Detroit Lions . On November 12 , 2012 , Lee was claimed by the Detroit Lions .