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Lions’ veteran kicker McCallum out with knee injury

The bad news continues to pile up for the B.C. Lions. The CFL team, which has dropped its opening two regular-season games, learned Monday that veteran kicker Paul McCallum is out indefinitely with a right knee injury.
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B.C. Lions' kicker Paul McCallum sits on the sidelines with ice on his wrist and knee during second half CFL action after sustaining an injury against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in Vancouver

The bad news continues to pile up for the B.C. Lions. The CFL team, which has dropped its opening two regular-season games, learned Monday that veteran kicker Paul McCallum is out indefinitely with a right knee injury.

A team official said McCallum, 39, suffered the injury in B.C’s 31-28 home-opening loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday night.

McCallum was injured trying to tackle Hamilton’s Marquay McDaniel during a punt return. McCallum also reportedly suffered a broken wrist.

Backup kicker Sean Whyte, a native of Surrey, B.C., is currently on the club’s injured list but could be activated in time for the Lions’ game against Edmonton on Thursday night.