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| Position: | Defensive tackle | ||||||||||
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| Born: | October 12, 1968 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 290 lb (132 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Fairhope (Fairhope, Alabama) | ||||||||||
| College: | Emporia State | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1991 / round: 7 / pick: 173 | ||||||||||
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Leon Lett Jr. (born October 12, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Dallas Cowboys. Lett played college football at Emporia State University and was selected in the seventh round of the 1991 NFL draft by the Cowboys, where he spent 10 seasons. During his final season in 2001, he played for the Denver Broncos.
A two-time Pro Bowl selection, Lett was a member of the Cowboys teams that won three Super Bowls during the 1990s. He is also remembered for two botched plays – a fumble before scoring a touchdown in Super Bowl XXVII and a failed recovery after a blocked field goal in a Thanksgiving game – although he would help his team win the Super Bowl in both seasons. After retiring, Lett began a career in coaching and served as the assistant defensive line coach for the Cowboys from 2011 to 2022.