When Nolan gave the signal Luis shot the ball through his legs in a perfect spiral Nolan nabbed the ball held it with outstretched arms and took two quick steps forward On the third step he dropped the ball Boom Nolan sent the ball flying with a hard kick The ball flew to the other
side of the practice field By the time it came down out of the sky players from the punting unit had already collected under it and were waiting to tackle The punt returner waived one hand in the air to signal a fair catch and caught the ball on the six-yard line Great punt Nolan said Coach Lewis
Yeah whatever grumbled Tony It’s easy to kick the short ones Out-kick your coverage and he’ll run it back all the way Nolan looked at Coach Lewis The coach looked back at him and winked All right Coach Lewis yelled Let’s back it up 30 yards and do it again
The special teams units lined up again This time there was no way Nolan could pin the return man against the end zone He would have to punt the ball as far as he could and also high enough to give his teammates a chance to make the tackle Nolan gave the signal and once again the ball zoomed from Luis’s
