Green Bay - It's no secret Jermichael Finley has supplanted Donald Lee as the starting tight end for the Packers. Coach Mike McCarthy said as much at the scouting combine.
But if you're expecting Lee, who is going into his eighth season, to complain about taking a less role after starting 36 of 47 games the past three seasons, then you don't know how much of a pro Lee is.
"I try not to worry about stuff I can't control and I'm all about for whatever makes the team better and if him starting and me playing special teams is going to help us win the Super Bowl, then I have no problem with it," Lee said.
"I guess you have to do what you have to do. I have no control over the situation. I just come here, work hard and be the best I can be and just play my role and help this team win more games."
Even if that means playing on special teams, which McCarthy said he wants, and what Lee did on Wednesday.
"Well, you know what, I think that's how I made a name for myself when I first got here, so playing special teams is nothing new to me," Lee said. "So I'm going to keep doing that and I'm going to be one of the best special teams players we've got. So I'm looking forward to just making plays special teams, making plays on offense, whatever they ask me to do, whatever I can do to help us win more games, that's what I'm all about."
Lee said he hasn't thought about what the future might bring since the Packers have Finley, Spencer Havner and drafted Andrew Quarless at the position.
"I never think about stuff like that because I have confidence in my ability," Lee said. "I would love to play here but if I'm not playing here, I'll be playing somewhere. So I just want to do whatever they ask me to do and to the best of my ability continue to work hard and just get better on everything."