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The next play was another pass.

This time, the quarterback quickly got

it off, and Johnson evaded the

defender and caught it. I was already

headed toward that part of the field.

Johnson did his little dance and

turned just as I hit him. As I stood

and helped him to his feet, he started

yelling and swearing at me. “It’s just

practice, you idiot.”

I jogged back to the line, and

Johnson walked. The whole way

there I could hear him swearing at me

even while Coach was praising me.

Coach called another pass on the

next play. Again, the quarterback got

it off quickly, and Johnson caught it.