It made me realise the extent to which your success as a place-kicker is dependent upon your teammates positioning the ball during your run-up. It also made me imagine how different it would be running in aiming for clear air, just trusting that a ball would appear, perfectly placed and angled away from you, versus our traditional kicking tee. At the end of the session, he handed me a beautiful NFL game ball and told me that he wanted to see tape from me in six months. Even though I was contracted to the end of 2015, they seemed willing to wait. He gave me a timeline for receiving the tape, trying out, and team selection.