Camp Notebook: Cowboys Play 'Jeopardy,' LB Sean Lee Injury Issue
FRISCO - The Dallas Cowboys here at training camp at The Star recently engaged in a team-wide game of "Jeopardy'' while hoping that the handful of players struggling with injuries aren't in literal jeopardy themselves.
Coach Mike McCarthy has a history of staging creative team-bonding activities, including a players' "Olympics'' at his house in his Green Bay days. But in a COVID-19 environment?
"It's just not practical to take a football team outside the Star,'' said McCarthy, thus the game of "Jeopardy'' - with special-teams coordinator John Fassel playing the role of host Alex Trebek.
"We've worked into a number of group-dynamic events,'' McCarthy said. "Tuesday ... we played a game of "Jeopardy.''' We had a lot of fun with it.''
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McCarthy added, "Alex may be in trouble - (Fassel) was a great Alex Trebek.''
Meanwhile, McCarthy explained why Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee has been doing sideline here in training camp, working through a minor issue sustained during the recent strength-and-conditioning phase.
"One thing about Sean, he's here every day, all day,'' McCarthy said, suggesting the Cowboys are unconcerned here. "He's totally on top of everything. He has a clear understanding of the defense."
Tackles Tyron Smith and La'el Collins, meanwhile, are working through the issues they dealt with on Thursday.
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Both players are present here on Friday and are deemed by many of those involved as being "OK.''
It's all part of the process - building, injuries and fun and games - and when McCarthy was asked about the ultimate goal, as usual, he did not blink.
“I’ve always been very upfront about it, we’re in this to win a championship,'' he said. "If you're not trying to win a Super Bowl, I don't know what you're even doing in this business. ... (But) we have a long way to go.”
