Lee Can't Stay on the Field

Sean Lee's knee injury delivers devastating blow to Dallas Cowboys defense

Sean Lee injured his knee and probably won't make it back this season.

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It looks like the Dallas Cowboys won’t have to wait until September to find out if Sean Lee can last a full season at linebacker. Just as Tony Romo put everyone’s mind at ease when he returned from back surgery to lead the Cowboys through their first organized team activities, Lee provoked the worriers further by injuring his knee.

Doctors fear it is a torn ACL, which would mean Lee is lost for the season.

This latest setback is just another chapter in Lee’s Dallas career. When he’s healthy, Lee is the Cowboys’ most versatile linebacker. Blessed with incredible natural instincts, he can effectively blitz and tackle, plus he is the best cover linebacker on the team. His issue is staying healthy.

Lee’s injury would be a tremendous setback for any NFL team, but it’s absolutely brutal for the Dallas defense.

Lee’s injury would be a tremendous setback for any NFL team, but it’s absolutely brutal for the Dallas defense, which is woefully short on depth following a record-breaking season in terms of futility.

It’s just another reminder of how Jerry Jones’ draft philosophy — make a big splash by drafting well-known players while squandering draft picks along the way — doesn’t work in today’s NFL. Sure, Jones managed to resist picking Johnny Manziel this year, but he turned around and burned a third-round pick to move up and grab a pass rusher in the second round.

That third-round pick may have been a linebacker to start in place of Lee. Instead, Dallas must hold their collective breaths and hope that whoever ends up in Lee’s spot can play.

Injuries in the NFL are just a part of the game, and the good teams learn to cope without star players because they have a solid group behind the big names. Last year, Seattle sent a first-round pick to Minnesota for Percy Harvin in order to have a big play threat. He missed all but one regular season game for the Seahawks, then suffered a concussion in the playoffs. The team made it to the Super Bowl without him.

Two years ago, the Ravens lost the heart and soul of the team in Ray Lewis for much of the season, yet still made the playoffs, where Lewis helped them make a Super Bowl run. The Patriots managed to go 11-5 the year Tom Brady was lost for the season with an injured knee. The good teams move on.

Lee has managed to play in exactly half of the games for Dallas over the past two seasons. Though that seems perfectly fitting for a team that annually goes .500, it doesn’t give fans much confidence that the Cowboys will manage to pull out of their consistent state of mediocrity.

Meanwhile, Jones will continue to give away draft picks like a Good Samaritan at Christmas. It’s the Cowboy way — and it will once again haunt this team as the 2014 season wears on.

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Texas Rangers suddenly change streaming service for games mid-season

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Texas Rangers fans will have to move to a new service to watch Wyatt Langford and the rest of the team play the remainder of the 2026 season.

Baseball fans who like to stream Texas Rangers games will face an unexpected change as the team has abruptly switched from Victory+ to BZZR as the new direct-to-consumer distributor for televised game broadcasts.

The broadcasts will no longer be available on former provider Victory+, effective immediately.

According to a July 15 release, fans who have paid for subscriptions to Victory+ on a season-long or monthly basis will have their subscriptions transferred to BZZR (pronounced buzzer).

Former Victory+ customers will receive an email prompting them to create a BZZR account and authenticate their subscription.

The Dallas Morning News is reporting that the change was made "(a)mid growing concerns about the viability and financial solvency of Victory+."

Victory+ had served as the streaming platform for Rangers games since the start of the 2025 season.

“When Rangers Sports Network was launched in January 2025, we committed to providing our fans with the highest-quality options to watch our games,” said Rangers Sports Media and Entertainment Company chairman Neil Leibman in a statement.

“It is unfortunate that this switch in direct-to-consumer distributors was necessary, but the decision was made in the best interest of both the Rangers and our fans. RSN is committed to continued delivery of the highest-quality game broadcast possible, and we feel BZZR is well-positioned to manage a seamless transition.”

Rangers Sports Network will continue to produce and distribute Rangers local television broadcasts; the only change is the club’s direct-to-consumer distributor.

There are no changes to RSN’s distribution through cable, satellite, or over-the-air providers, all of which will continue uninterrupted. A full list of distributors is available at rangers.com/tunein.

For assistance with transferring a Victory+ subscription to BZZR, accessing the application, or creating a new account, fans can contact BZZR’s customer service representatives over the phone at 401-903-2997 or via email at txrangers@bzzr.com.

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