The hits keep coming for one NFL official.(HOW DOES THAT FEEL?)

Two months after NFL umpire Garth DeFelice gave us first-person insight into what it's like to be a game official standing amid all the on-field turmoil (TSN, August 5), he became a star of highlight reels in Week 5.

DeFelice, who was working the Redskins-Broncos game, got trampled during a fourth quarter run and was tossed backward, hitting his head on the wet grass of Invesco Field at Mile High. The result: a mild concussion, a really sore neck and, later, lots of concerned calls from friends who saw replays on television.

But he missed just three plays. "You've got to get a better shot than that to keep me out," he says, laughing.

DeFelice, positioned in the middle of the field, just behind the defensive line, saw the running play coming toward him and stepped back to avoid the pack. It was a mistake.

"I should have stepped forward," he says. "All I could do was brace for the hit. I thought they would bounce off me." But someone stepped on his shoe--it came off--and he lost his ...