Why did Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey send a note to team cheerleader Michelle Siemienowski following the team’s week 18 loss against the Washington Commanders?

Dallas Cowboys cheerleader Michelle Siemienowski shared the "kind" apology note she received from kicker Brandon Aubrey after she was hit in the head during kickoff on Sunday.

The cheerleader was hit in the head by a ball during the Cowboys’ season-finale loss to the Commanders on Sunday.

Kristi Scales is the sideline reporter for the Dallas Cowboys Radio Network. She writes this column for The Dallas Morning News after each Cowboys game.

During his two seasons in the NFL, Brandon Aubrey has been one of the most accurate kickers in the league, but his aim was slightly off for a kick on Sunday and a Cowboys cheerleader paid the price. After nailing a 34-yard field goal in the second quarter,

A member of Dallas’ famed cheerleading squad was nailed in the back of the head by a ball off the foot of Cowboys placekicker Brandon Aubrey while performing on the sideline. Shoutout to this #DallasCowboys Cheerleader for taking the hit like a champ pic.twitter.com/jluDhATMku

The incident occurred in the first half at AT&T Stadium when Aubrey’s kick veered toward the sideline and struck Siemienowski, despite a cameraman’s attempt to intervene. She quickly recovered, later seen smiling and sitting on the Fox broadcast.

Brandon Aubrey set a Cowboys record for the most field goals made in a season. On Sunday, he shattered his own record. The Cowboys kicker finished his 2024 campaign with 40 made field goals, becoming the fifth kicker in NFL history to make 40-plus field goals in a single season.