B.C. Lions, Edmonton Eskimos both optimistic ahead of season opener
VANCOUVER — T.J. Lee was always the one to encourage a teammate felled by injury.
When the B.C. Lions defensive back went down early last season with a ruptured Achilles tendon, he learned just how hollow those words can sound.
“It affects you mentally,” said Lee. “You’re so quick to tell people that get hurt, ‘It’s all right, you’re going to be back.’
“When you’re the one, you really have to internalize it as an experience that shouldn’t get past you or impact you as an athlete … you grow from it and come back.”