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playing, and we’ll talk about it at

halftime.”

I went in to play my defensive

position, getting into place shortly

before the ball was snapped. Through

that half, I kicked off a few more times,

and each time, I had to carefully

remember to hold back to be the last

defender. I really hated it. By halftime,

I was about to ask Coach if the previous

kicker could go in to kick instead of me

so I could go after the tackle. But true to

his word, Coach Dale brought up the

question of why the kicker was the last

defender. As soon as we were settled

into the locker room, he turned to the

line coach.