Orie Lemon

Orie Lemon (born September 9, 1987) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Arizona Cardinals, Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

As a junior, he registered 1,603 yards and 22 touchdowns of total offense, while helping his team to a 5-1 district and a 10-3 overall record.

He received Associated Press Texas Class 4A All-state, district MVP and Dallas Morning News Top 100 honors.

Lemon accepted a football scholarship from Oklahoma State University, where he was converted into a fullback and later into a linebacker as a freshman.

Lemon was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Dallas Cowboys after the 2011 NFL draft on July 28.

On November 21, 2013, the Dallas Cowboys signed him from the Arizona Cardinals practice squad to replace an injured DeVonte Holloman.

On January 5, 2016, the Kansas City Chiefs signed Lemon to their practice squad.