Cowboys' Sean Lee Feels 'Sense of Urgency' to Win Super Bowl in 2020

The Dallas Cowboys' championship window may be as wide as ever, but linebacker Sean Lee doesn't know how many chances to win a Super Bowl he has left.

Now 34 years old, Lee told Todd Archer of ESPN he understands his time is running out.

"You feel like the old man when you realize some of these mid-, late-'90s birthdays of the guys you're playing with," Lee said. "It does keep you young. But I'm as excited as I've ever been and love the game as much as I ever loved it. It's good. It gives you a sense of urgency that you only have so many shots to win a championship. When you get near the end and don't have that championship, you feel that more than ever."

Fortunately for Lee, he'll have plenty of help along the way as the Cowboys look to make a deep playoff run this season.

Quarterback Dak Prescott is playing on a franchise tag this year as he continues working toward a long-term extension in Dallas. Top wideout Amari Cooper will enter camp on a five-year, $100 million deal, and he'll have No. 17 overall pick CeeDee Lamb from Oklahoma lining up opposite him. The team also added defensive end Aldon Smith, defensive tackles Dontari Poe and Gerald McCoy, safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix and kicker Greg Zuerlein this spring.

With the roster as is, Dallas is the favorite to win the NFC East at -105 (bet $105 to win $100), according to Caesars Sportsbook.

Overall, the club is +600 to win the conference, tied with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the second-best odds behind reigning champs San Francisco 49ers (+375), and the Cowboys are +1,300 to win the Super Bowl—the team was +1,500 at the start of the 2019 season.

The franchise is built to win not only now but also for years to come.

That doesn't mean Lee can wait that long.

After a season in which he played all 16 games, recorded 86 combined tackles and snatched one interception with four pass deflections, Dallas only re-signed Lee for one year, $4.5 million.

It's unclear how many more chances the linebacker will have to play with a championship-caliber team. Lee knows it. And that urgency won't be going away.