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?

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

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.

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

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.

Michelle Siemienowski said there's "no need to worry" after she was struck in the head with a football during the Cowboys game