Sean Lee ups his work load, does 7-on-7 drills for the first time

Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee took another step in his return from major knee surgery Wednesday when he participated in seven-on-seven drills during OTA practices for the first time.

While Lee has received a clean bill of health from doctors after missing the 2014 season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, the Cowboys have brought him back slowly during the offseason.

He has only participated in individual drills with no seven-on-seven or 11-on-11 work until Wednesday when they upped his work load.

“Things are going smooth. Hopefully it will continue to progress,” he said. “I feel good. I feel great. I am ready to go. It’s a matter of time before I will be doing a lot of things. When they want to put me in team [drills], they will.”

Lee was excited to do the seven-one-seven work because of the competition aspect of it.

But the Cowboys will continue to handle him with care until training camp.

This story was originally published June 10, 2015 at 3:37 PM.