"Li Wei, sorry..."
Jonah Williams, the starting right tackle for Crimson Tide Storm, extended his right hand to Li Wei and helped him up.
On his face, Williams wore guilt and embarrassment, discomfort and frustration, with a thousand words on the tip of his tongue, not knowing how to express them.
So, in the end, it all turned into one sentence.
"Sorry."
Clearly, Williams felt that he had not done his job; he should have blocked the lineman, at least held him off for a moment, instead of letting Li Wei constantly be exposed to the opposition's hunting circle. Besides anger and annoyance, what was more prevalent was a sense of powerlessness and helplessness, his cheeks written with irritation and disappointment.
Li Wei tried to comfort Williams—
It wasn't his fault. Louisiana State University really came prepared today and executed impeccably, following through with their plan from the start.
Everything was, in a word, perfect.