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“You know what the line does,”

Coach replied. “And all you have to

do is get whoever’s got the ball. Just

go after them with the same ferocity

you use to defend on offense.”

I nodded and moved into the

defensive tackle position. The ball

was snapped, and the fullback came

through the line carrying the ball. I

tackled him at the line of scrimmage.

“Howard,” he yelled, “don’t hit so

hard. It’s just practice.”

The next play was a pass, but

before the quarterback got it off, I

tackled him. “Criminy, Howard,” he

said. “It’s just practice.”