Why Netflix’s new Dallas Cowboys series far outstrips The Last Dance
RICH PILLING/SPORTING NEWS/ GETTY IMAGES Michael Irvin was a star receiver for the Dallas Cowboys before a neck injury forced him to retire I am not sure I have seen a more complex portrayal of the rise and fall of a sports dynasty 2 Sep 2025 - The Guardian Sean Ingle Of all the unflinching moments in the new Netflix blockbuster, America’s Team: the Gambler and his Cowboys , one stands out more than most. It comes after the Dallas Cowboys’ former star receiver Michael Irvin is asked about the White House, the secret mansion where some players would unwind while winning three Super Bowls during the 1990s. “I was the president of the White House,” Irvin says with a cackle. “It was a safe place for camaraderie.” But this, it turns out, was a very different style of team building than going down the pub. “We had five rooms and whatever you liked you were going to mingle with your like,” Irvin says. “In that room you may be smoking weed, in this room they may be doing ecstasy, coke, whatev...