Dallas Cowboys star kicker Brandon Aubrey penned a handwritten apology note to cheerleader Michelle Siemienowski after pelting her in the head with a kickoff.

Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey apologized to the Cowboys cheerleader he inadvertently struck with one of his kickoffs in Sunday's 23-19 loss to

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.

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.

Dallas Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey apologized to the cheerleader who was hit in the head with a football he kicked during the Week 18 game against the Washington Commanders.

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.

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