{"id":735114,"date":"2026-02-07T06:05:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T06:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/735114\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T06:05:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T06:05:22","slug":"former-nfl-first-round-pick-darron-lee-charged-in-girlfriends-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/735114\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NFL First-Round Pick Darron Lee Charged In Girlfriend&#8217;s Murder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                          Ex-NFLer Darron Lee<br \/>\n                          Charged In Girlfriend&#8217;s Murder<\/p>\n<p>\n                                                                        Published<br \/>\n                              February 6, 2026<br \/>\n                            4:09 PM PST\n                                                                            <\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260206_3db8832043e741e7abec58fd6fbf6961\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f243864d-2208-4d29-b943-b8ef43b834a6\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3db8832043e741e7abec58fd6fbf6961_md.jpg\" alt=\"Darron Lee mug\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Darron Lee &#8212; a former first-round draft pick for the New York Jets &#8212; was arrested and charged in Tennessee for allegedly murdering his girlfriend.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/fox17.com\/news\/local\/former-nfl-player-charged-in-womans-murder-after-body-found-in-ooltewah-home-tennessee-darron-lee\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">multiple outlets<\/a> &#8230; cops were dispatched to a home near Ooltewah &#8212; about two and a half hours outside of Nashville &#8212; for a report of CPR in progress.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260206_dba25b15be00420b9a30146e58b0442d\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f243864d-2208-4d29-b943-b8ef43b834a6\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dba25b15be00420b9a30146e58b0442d_md.jpg\" alt=\"Darron Lee jets getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>After arriving on the scene, cops say they located the victim and attempted life-saving measures, but she later succumbed to her injuries.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Detectives responded to the scene &#8230; with preliminary findings indicating the death was a result of a homicide. Lee was then identified as the suspect and taken into custody at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>Lee has reportedly been charged with first-degree murder and tampering with evidence. According to jail records, he is being held without bond and has a court appearance scheduled for this coming Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>After playing at The Ohio State University &#8212; winning the national championship in 2014 &#8212; he was drafted by the Jets with the 20th overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. He spent three years with Gang Green &#8230; racking up 241 total tackles, 17 for a loss and four sacks.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20260206_8281a9ff79694c77a0a19edda282c64c\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:f243864d-2208-4d29-b943-b8ef43b834a6\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/8281a9ff79694c77a0a19edda282c64c_md.jpg\" alt=\"Darron Lee jets getty 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2019, he joined the Kansas City Chiefs for one season, totaling 31 tackles in 16 games. He would then sign with the Buffalo Bills &#8230; playing two games in Western New York.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not the first time the 31-year-old has been arrested &#8230; he was booked for assault and domestic violence in Ohio back in 2023 &#8212; later pleading guilty as part of a plea deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ex-NFLer Darron Lee Charged In Girlfriend&#8217;s Murder Published February 6, 2026 4:09 PM PST Darron Lee &#8212; a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":735115,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[7,49,48,88,9,266,4429],"class_list":{"0":"post-735114","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncaa-football","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-ncaa","10":"tag-ncaa-football","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-sports-news","14":"tag-tmz-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116027846716774998","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/735114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=735114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/735114\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/735115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=735114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=735114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=735114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}