beautiful mistake - joe burrow

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The defense lined up again and once again Elle looked to Logan who was next to her. "Go get him" he called to her before the play started. Again Elle eyed the action where the Defense Line met the O-Line and there, a small gap was visible.

It was now or never, she thought to herself, and sprinted off. No one had her in sight as she pushed her way through the muscular, boxy players and suddenly found herself free in front of Joe, who looked around for a clear passing option. She sprinted on, tensing her whole body as she ran toward him.

Joe didn't even know what was happening. He hadn't even seen Elle, so fixated was he on finding a good throwing opportunity. Besides, her size put her under his radar.

She hit him full force, and in surprise Joe immediately flew over, the ball still in his hands. She heard Zac's whistle as she rolled off Joe's body lying on the ground, out of breath, and loosened her helmet.

The defense immediately came running to her, Sam pulled her to her feet and they all patted her helmet appreciatively. She had done it. She had finished Joe's drive with a sack.

Joe, who had also gotten up by now, pulled the helmet off his head and stood with her. "Not bad" he grinned at her. She returned the grin and winked at him. "I said I'd kick your ass".

"Fifteen minute break for everyone. After that it's Elle's turn to do her drives" Zac called from the sidelines before waving Elle over. She pulled her helmet off her head and jogged out to him.

"Not bad, Elle. You really sacked him" Zac patted her appreciatively on the shoulder before handing her a water bottle. She smiled her thanks before taking a big gulp.

It was only now that she spotted the man next to Zac and even though she had only seen him once, she recognized him immediately. "President Brown,...sorry, I didn't see you at all" she stopped drinking and almost choked. The older man laughed as he held out his hand, which Elle immediately shook.

"Call me, Mike, my child. It's good to see you again. I've heard a lot of good things about you" "thank you very much. I'm glad to hear it" Elle smiled happily.

"And you can play as well. I asked Zac here before who the new defense player was and was totally amazed when he told me it was you. I'd give you a contract right now if that were possible" Mike laughed.

"Well, being on the sidelines is enough" Elle replied with a shrug. "Mike, you really need to stay if she's going to play quarterback in the offense now. She'll really intrigue you if you thought that was good just now" Zac explained. "Oh, I wasn't planning on leaving, dear" Mike grinned at Zac.

Elle politely said goodbye, thanked Mike again for coming, and walked over to the rest of the players who had gathered at the bench and were resting. She congratulated the defense for playing well before sitting down next to Joe.

"well, looks like you already have a fan" he pointed the water bottle at Mike Brown, who was still chatting with Zac. Elle shrugged her shoulders. "If I were a man, I would have gotten a contract" she smirked.

Joe laughed. "I mean, not unreasonably. You played really well" "thanks, I know" she winked at him. "And now I'm about to show you how to really play quarterback" she grinned at him. "I'm excited and kind of offended that I can't do anything about it" Elle laughed. "You just have to trust your teammates" she shrugged.

"oh, I do. After all, they only have to stop two drives by you for us to tie. I'm sure they can manage that" Joe smirked. "We'll see, Burrow. We'll see" she patted him on the shoulder before standing up. "Have fun in the crowd. I'm going for the win now" she bowed before running back onto the field and calling the offense to her.