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...this huge smile,” Fernandez said. “He looked wide-eyed, almost maniacal. You could tell he was loving...
Blewett felt good heading in. “Beforehand I told Fernandez that he’d better bring the big stick or it was gonna get ugly,” he said (though it’s unclear exactly what “the big stick” means in the context of a kicking contest). “So I think Dan was a little shaken before setting foot on the field. To make matters worse, I know I’m pretty intimidating suited up in pads. Just ask any of the guys on the team...
Blewett’s confidence didn’t waiver even after Fernandez, who missed on his first two practice kicks, nailed both his final warm-up and the first attempt of the contest...
...have to hand it to Fernandez, he competed hard,” Blewett said. “Initially I thought I was really in for a barnburner. But after I discovered his weakness—that he had never kicked a football in his life—I realized that I had a fighting chance of pulling off the upset...
...engaged in a game of P-I-G, in which Blewett picked his spots and challenged Fernandez to match him kick-for-kick (think H-O-R-S-E but shorter). Fernandez made his first try from 23 yards out—a kick similar to one Blewett had missed in a game the previous week—but toed his next attempt wide right. Fernandez’s toe-punching approach made it difficult for him to get much velocity on his kicks, and he ended up missing three of six attempts...