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Conquering the cycle of alcohol abuse & absent fathers | The Lee Smith Story | Atlanta Falcons | NFL

When Lee Smith's father, Daryle, turned to alcohol, it drastically changed the course of his childhood, leaving him without a fully present father figure. As Lee transitioned into adulthood, he fell off the rails, making poor decisions and struggling with alcohol himself.
Lee's story shows how he overcame the struggles in his life to conquer his family's generational struggle with alcoholism and become the respected father, husband, and player he is today.
Lee also reveals that 2021 was his last season as an NFL player, and outlines his plan for the future. He hopes that his story and the work he is doing in his community of Knoxville, Tennessee will be a light and inspiration for those struggling from similar situations.

Lee spent 11 years in the NFL playing for the New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills, and Oakland Raiders before retiring with the Atlanta Falcons.

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Jaime Jared Chavez Gonzalez

Much respect to Lee Smith for sharing his story

D3V

It was beautiful thank you for all you have done lee !!!

Lyric's Mom

This was deep I love this type of content . Players are human

Andy Stephen

This should win an award, so well done!

dat lil' DEVIL

Ton of respect to Lee Smith for sharing his story and wanting to help shape and mold the next generation

Admiral Royale

I’m glad we had someone like him on the team

David McIntyre

Sooo good! Please keep this kind of content coming.

ATL*GA *FAITHFUL

Love that u shared that. Congratulations brother. Proud of you. Cycle broken…and by sharing hopefully you help others break more bad cycles. Good luck on the Gym and God bless.

OG Kolton

damn good man, respect from Kentucky Lee!

mike white

Thanks for being a good man.. Fun to listen and watch you for the 1 year in ATL

ThatPianoMan

love this dude. facts. that’s all.

Derrick Marcus

Thanks for Sharing your story. Much respect and enjoy retirement.

joewmck

We’re going to miss you, Lee. Thank you for sharing your story and pouring into the next generation. We can use “all things” for good! Romans 8:28

JC

Once a raider, always a raider. One love Lee. ✊🏽

LZS Kencho Na

i’m not a falcons fan but i definitely respect this guy . there’s not many that would discuss what he just did

Jack Daniels

What an absolute boss. It takes a strong man to look at themselves honestly, and to make themselves the person they wanna be. I have much respect for him.

Katherine Carroll

Kudos Mr. Lee Smith. Loved watching you play ball. Thanks for sharing ur story. God bless, good luck in life and family. ” much respect” 🙏🏈

Dwight K. Schrute

Loved this dudes character when he was playing for my raiders. Nvr knew this story tho. Crazy respect

David Deighton

Awesome Story! Great work sharing, proud of you

Atl Peach

So glad to have been introduced to Lee Smith the man and the player. I wished I knew about him earlier in his career! Truly appreciate hearing his story and I hope he and Hayden Hurst link up. They both have such wonderful stories and causes that could benefit from each other!!

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