The Philadelphia Stars signed former Pittsburgh Maulers quarterback Vad Lee on Sunday. The 29-year-old from Durham, North Carolina, signed with the B.C. Lions (CFL) in January but was released last month.
Lee completed 71 of 128 passes for 729 yards, six touchdowns, six interceptions, 17 carries for 60 yards, and one touchdown for the Pittsburgh Maulers (USFL) in six games, of which four were starts in 2022. The Maulers released Lee on January 2nd.
In 2016, Lee played three games for the Saskatchewan Roughriders with one rushing attempt. Then in 2018, he played for the Columbus Lions of the National Arena League. In 2021, Lee played in The Spring League with the Alphas and Aviators completing 48 of 76 passes for 542 yards, three touchdowns, one interception, 22 carries for 112 yards, and three touchdowns.
Collegiately, Lee played two seasons at Georgia Tech (2012-13) completing 109 of 236 passes (46.2%) for 2,157 yards, 15 touchdowns, 13 interceptions, 278 carries for 1.057 yards, and 17 touchdowns in 25 games.
Then, Lee transferred to James Madison (2014-15) completing 446 of 705 passes (63.3%) for 5,652 yards, 51 touchdowns, 17 interceptions, 292 carries for 1,640 yards, and 17 touchdowns in 21 games. He is a three-time All-American, and the first back-to-back winner of the Bill Dudley Award, honoring the state’s best Division I player (both FBS and FCS).
