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But the play was called back. To

my surprise, I was assessed a five-

yard penalty for being too far down

field. I was shocked because I felt I

was simply making allowed blocks.

But Coach, true to form, pulled

me out. During the next two plays,

he lambasted me while our

quarterback was sacked each time,

dropping us back another fifteen

yards. We were fourth down with

thirty yards to go and less than ten

yards out from the goal line behind

us. By this point I was so mad I

could hardly contain myself. I felt I

hadn’t really made a penalty, and

then to have Coach yell at me was