The Facts: Lee is planning to opt out of the 2020 season.

Diehards Line: Lee is the seventh Patriots player to make this choice. No NFL team has had more players opt out of the season. Lee, 28, became a first-time father in February, and said protecting his newborn daughter Alia and family was at the core of his decision. "This is a big sit-down process I had, with me and my significant other, as far as family goes. The risk factor in which we believe that's going out there, it just wasn't worth it in a sense. Just too many unknowns," Lee told ESPN.com.