“I am.” “You took quite a hit.” “I’m good.” “Well,” Coach Evers said, “you had a nice game out there.” He took some time to note the different things that’d impressed him about Daniel’s play and his awareness on the field. The compliments made Daniel a little uncomfortable, but he knew how important meeting this recruiter was and he simply thanked him. “Listen,” the scout said at last, “I wanted to ask you—I was . . . well, I’m curious. What were you looking at when you were sacked?” “What was I looking at?” “You were staring at a place on the field where there weren’t any receivers. It was the only time during the game when I saw you do that. I was wondering what distracted you from the play.” Daniel almost said, “I thought I saw someone else on the field,” but he realized how odd that might sound.
