DALLAS (105.3 The Fan) - Following his recent decision to retire from the NFL on Monday afternoon, many speculated on the future of now former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee.
One career in particular, would be that of the coaching industry, where Lee had long been thought to be a natural fit following his playing career.
In Tuesday's pre-draft press conference, Lee was given the opportunity to say goodbye to the franchise, and also shed some light on where his future might stand in the NFL, and with the Cowboys franchise.
“That’s definitely something I’m going to consider,” Lee said Tuesday. “I think anytime you get into coaching, the type of work they do, it’s incredible how hard they work and what they do."
Lee was also quick to note, however, that that transition will not happen immediately, and that he needs time step away from the game of football for a while, and reset his bearings.
If I’m ever going to get committed to something, I’m gonna need to be full in no matter what knowing me and how I would approach it. Right now, I think it’s a good time for me to just step away. Until I’m ready to make that commitment full out, which is a possibility, believe me. I love this game and love being around it. There’s a period right now where I’m going to miss playing dearly and I think I need to get over that for a while, take some time with that, and then maybe make a decision on the back end of that.”
So what will Lee do in the mean time? Simple, he wants to relax on the beach with his family.
"It's hard to get off of that beach," Lee said. "Once you're out there and relaxing, it's fun. I know right now I've been so lucky. I've been blessed. But you take a little bit of a breather, you start to assess things. I know my wife likes being out on the beach more than I do, so I'm going to let her take control of that for a while, and we'll figure out things as we go."