Green Bay — When Green Bay Packers running back Christine Michael muffed a kickoff Sunday, his 6-yard return flipped the field position and allowed the Dallas Cowboys to pick up a field goal shortly before halftime.
Though Michael erred by failing to make a clean catch, special teams coordinator Ron Zook said he is not worried about ball security issues with Michael, who also muffed another kickoff earlier this year.
In fact, Zook praised Michael for alertly bringing the ball out of the end zone after the bobble.
“If he goes back in the end zone and he gets tackled, it’s a safety,” Zook said. “So obviously you don’t want to be in the situation — first catch the ball, that’s No. 1.
“But he wasn’t sure. … People were saying that he should have stayed in, he should have stayed in. And as you watch it on tape, I think he did the right thing. … When in doubt, it’s probably smart to come out, to take it out.”
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