Chapter 573: 572 Seems Familiar Chapter 573: 572 Seems Familiar Focused and patient, like a skilled hunter, he had honed his skills through thousands of training simulations during the offseason, becoming absolutely calm in real combat.
On the surface, it seed like a precarious, hair-splitting difference; in reality, it was effortless and composed.
Moreover, he had just started exerting effort, barely spending any energy before already dodging Hayward, and the view ahead on the field suddenly cleared.
Instantly, TJ’s figure entered his vision, steady yet full of tension.
The readiness and tensed muscles were unmistakably palpable.
Like Li Wei, TJ was also a sophomore, quickly growing after a season’s worth of experience, now showing the potential of a top lineman—
Unflustered.
With a quick scan, three starts, accurate judgent, he struck decisively.
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The timing was impeccable.
Right after Li Wei shook off Hayward and was about to start accelerating, there was a fleeting gap, which TJ seized one step ahead.
Sharp, attentive, calm, and resolute.
So.
Li Wei had just shaken off Hayward, and even before his feet touched the ground, the oncoming shockwave was already howling across the surface of his skin.
Welco!
Li Wei was also unflustered, his muscles instantly tensed up, reacting in a blink.
No evading, no hesitation, no fear, he stepped forward towards TJ—
Both charging.
Everything was within Li Wei’s expectations, “One stop, two looks, three gets through,” stopping without looking was not an option.
At that mont, Li Wei also displayed his ability to read the defense a second ti, a crucial skill for a quarterback, and occasionally evident in running backs, wide receivers, and tight ends.
A step forward, kneeling and lowering his shoulders.
All signs indicated that Li Wei was ready for the collision.
TJ was no different.
Gathering energy in his dantian, muscles tensed, shoulders hunched, ready for impact.
However!
Just then, Li Wei’s body jerked to the left-forward diagonally, clearly showing a move to sidestep, narrowly evading TJ’s head-on assault—
For the second ti in succession, he dodged Hayward with similar maneuvers and imdiately evaded TJ.
It all happened too fast.
But TJ was not Hayward; he was more flexible and agile.
Keeping an eye on Li Wei, constantly vigilant, he imdiately sensed the danger,
Making a split-second decision, TJ extended his arms in an attempt to grapple, disturb, and push Li Wei, reacting three tis and then a fourth, pushing his body to the limit.
“God!”
“A three hundred sixty-degree clockwise spin, Li Wei dodged TJ Watt’s fierce second attack with the grace and perfection of a ballet dancer.”
“Now, we finally know why Li Wei was montarily frozen on the spot—it was not due to shock or overwhelming excitent but because he was performing a second defensive read, with all subsequent reactions of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defensive group fully captured in Li Wei’s vision.”
“Wait, this seems familiar.”
However, no ti to think—
Agile, lively.
Li Wei effortlessly shook off TJ, already dashing towards inside linebacker Williams.
Williams: …
Eyes wide open, speechless.
He could not fathom how Li Wei, after easily dodging Hayward, managed to shake off TJ so effortlessly and was already charging towards him in a flash.
Ahh, he wasn’t ready yet.
Bang!
With no ti to prepare, Williams only felt the force of a bull charge, losing his balance and sprawling all over the place.
… Damn.
Only now had Li Wei faced a collision for the first ti, but the previous two dodges, seemingly simple and effortless, required quick bursts of energy.
He needed a mont to adjust.
Facing the recoil from hitting Williams, Li Wei didn’t resist but used the montum to continue moving diagonally to the right, going with the flow.
In that short span, cornerback Burns confronted him head-on.
At first, Burns thought Li Wei was preparing to pass the ball, following Kelsey as he continued to dash towards the deep zone.
It wasn’t until later that Burns realized he had overthought; he was half a beat too slow when he turned to run back.
Unexpectedly, this mix-up allowed Burns to shake off Kelsey and position himself squarely on Li Wei’s forward path, waiting like a hunter in ambush.
Error compounded upon error.
Suddenly, Burns realized his chance had arrived—
An oncoming charge.
Burns had already adopted a tackling stance, ready to intercept Li Wei’s ground advance.
Burns assud Li Wei must be exhausted by now and that he would easily take him down, so when he saw Li Wei switch the football to his left hand and brace himself with his right hand, making a Straight Arm Block gesture, he thought it was just a desperate struggle and slightly lowered his center of gravity to brace for Li Wei’s resistance.
But to his surprise, a powerful and solid force struck precisely on the shoulder: the right shoulder.
Hmph.
With a muffled grunt, Burns felt an explosive force overwhelmingly unleashed upon him; he nearly couldn’t make any sound as his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
Before he had ti to react, the world began to spin at high speed.
“Straight Arm Block!”
“Beautiful!”
“Wow!
Li Wei just flipped Burns with one hand, barely slowing down before continuing to push forward.
What a performance!”
“It seems soone has been taking their strength training seriously during the offseason.”
“But!”
“Watt!
Watt hasn’t given up, Watt is still in pursuit.”
“Watt dives!”
TJ hadn’t given up, holding his breath throughout because he knew Li Wei’s capabilities.
A single combat couldn’t stop him; if he didn’t keep up, it would have ant leaving the defensive backfield wide open, and Li Wei could have charged straight into the end zone alone.
He couldn’t give up.
Turning around, pushing off the ground, charging forward.
Amidst chaos and jolts, TJ couldn’t even find his footing; he was rely propelled forward by inertia.
Then TJ saw the number twenty-three red jersey from behind; he realized he couldn’t wait, for if Li Wei started up, he wouldn’t be able to catch him.
No chance at all.
So.
TJ threw himself forward, like a torpedo.
Pushing off, taking off, flying.
Pounce.
Clapping hands, amidst the chaos and the impact, he clenched his teeth and engaged in the struggle—
“Arms vs.
Legs.”
It felt as if he thrust his arms into a spinning propeller, but TJ was neither timid nor did he give up.
Obstruct, disrupt, destroy.
Finally, he used his body like a bowling ball, holding nothing back as he thrust forward.
A move to pull the rug out from under.
Clanging loudly, all in a heap, TJ and Li Wei tumbled together, the entire world spiraling into a blur of chaos.
“Watt, TJ-Watt has made an impact!”
“Just as Li Wei, with his stunning display bypassing four players’ defense, was about to burst into a full sprint, Watt, with a fearless defensive play, disrupted Li Wei’s stride and balance, finally stopping Li Wei’s unparalleled breakthrough.”
“Beautiful!”
“Kudos to Watt.
If not for him, Li Wei would have only had two Safeties ahead, which is precisely where Li Wei is most skilled and most dangerous.”
“However!”
“Despite this, Li Wei still easily advanced ten yards, securing another first down for the Kansas City Chiefs, maintaining his firepower from last season’s ‘League’s Best Offensive Player’.”
“But, this scene seems sowhat familiar.”
“Stop, look, and go through.
In this ground push, instead of opting for his usual dodging and speeding, Li Wei slowed down instead, performing a second defensive read, which is precisely the signature move of Pittsburgh Steelers’ running back Le’Veon Bell.”
“So, is this a coincidence?”
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