Jacksonville Jaguars WR Marqise Lee Looking To Market Unflattering Nickname

When Marqise Lee was a USC he looked like the kind of guy that could be a game changer once he got to the NFL. The Jacksonville Jaguars likely thought as much when they drafted him in the second round of the 2014 draft. So far--he has been much of anything for the Jags. A host of injuries have kept him sidelined during most of his two seasons in the NFL (including off-season activities).

His absence from the field (game or practice) led to the team's offensive coordinator giving him an interesting nick name--the albino tiger.

Here's @TeamLee1 warming up. Looks good. #ASJax #JAXvsNE pic.twitter.com/pMOW84dolS

— Brent Martineau (@BrentASJax) September 27, 2015

Albino tiger? WTF? As strange as it may seem, there is sound logic behind the nickname:

"To me, he's like the albino tiger at the zoo," Olson said in late August (via APPro32). "If you get there and you're lucky enough to get him to come out of the cave and see him, it's a good day."

So yeah, the name may be cool, but the reason he got it isn't--because it is a rare to see him play!

Lee digs it though, and he wants to use it for marketing purposes. Call me crazy, but maybe he should be a little more concerned about playing enough to become someone fans of other teams have actually heard of than marketing a nickname he got because he is rarely on the field.

[APPro32]

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