On Thanksgiving in 1993, Lett made the mistake of touching a blocked field goal at the end of what would have been a Cowboys win over the Dolphins. Dallas led 14-13 with less than a minute left in ...

The Cowboys suffered their latest Thanksgiving blunder Thursday, but one former player still laments one from two decades ago. Former Cowboys defensive lineman Leon Lett said his infamous fumble ...

From O.J. Simpson to Leon Lett, or the Butt Fumble to the coin flip flub, the NFL has produced some memorable Thanksgiving moments.

Leading 52-17, Leon Lett recovered a fumble in the fourth quarter and was rumbling towards a touchdown that would have given the Cowboys the record for most points scored in a Super Bowl.

Leon Lett is still reminded of his Thanksgiving Day blunder 25 years later, ... 128 quarterback pressures, 26 pass breakups, eight forced fumbles, seven fumble recoveries and four blocked kicks.

Leon Lett's decision to touch a 41-yard field goal attempt by the Miami Dolphins, that was already blocked by the Cowboys, is one of the most infamous moments in Turkey Day history.

The play had no direct bearing on the result of Super Bowl XXVII, yet it's arguably one of the most famous plays in Super Bowl history. Twenty years later, Don Beebe and Leon Lett remain friends ...

In other words, he pulled a full Leon Lett. ... That's an illegal touch penalty, so by rule the ball goes back to the Bears at the spot of the fumble before the penalty is enacted.

Leon Lett went from Fairhope High School to an 11-year NFL career and now is set for induction into the Mobile Sports Hall of ... A fumble recovery that should have been a touchdown in Super Bowl ...

The play ranked ahead of Lett’s other brush with infamy, when he recovered a fumble in January of that same year during Super Bowl XXVII and returned it for what should have been a touchdown.

Leon Lett had already become a national punchline earlier in 1993 when his premature celebration on a fumble return cost him a touchdown in Super Bowl XXVII. This, though, might have been an even ...

FRISCO, Texas -- Leon Lett was running to the locker room at Lincoln Financial Field two weeks ago when he heard some fans calling his name. “Hey,” one guy yelled, “don’t drop the ball ...