Minka Kelly has her eye on the ball in sexy new shoot as she talks about her passion for football

Some white criss-cross accents on the top bring to mind the laces on an American football - a clever touch for Minka, who played cheerleader Lyla Garrity on FNL.
In another photo from the shoot, Minka takes on the referee look with a cropped black-striped shirt dotted with metal eyelets.
She shows off her taut midriff with a pair of low-slung quilted sweatpants and finishes the outfit with a perfectly messy ponytail.

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Minka is making her return to TV after most recently starring in ABC's flop remake Charlie's Angels, which was canceled after only four episodes.
That trainwreck doesn't seem to have fazed Minka, who told Marie Claire that she's tougher than her pretty looks might suggest.
In one anecdote, the actress recalled a girls' powder-puff football game that she took part in back in her Friday Night Lights days
The Friday Night Lights might've been clicked off a while ago for star Minka Kelly, but her 'down and dirty' love of the game certainly hasn't waned since.
The actress, who stars in upcoming sci-fi drama Almost Human, appears in the September issue of Marie Claire to talk football and to look sultry in some sports-inspired haute couture.
One shot shows off Minka in seductively bold eyeliner wearing a tight forest-green skirt and a matching top that features swooping blue lapels.

Put me in, coach! Minka Kelly talks about her love of the game in The Savvy Girl's Guide to Football, part of the September issue of Marie Claire

Some white criss-cross accents on the top bring to mind the laces on an American football - a clever touch for Minka, who played cheerleader Lyla Garrity on FNL.
In another photo from the shoot, Minka takes on the referee look with a cropped black-striped shirt dotted with metal eyelets.
She shows off her taut midriff with a pair of low-slung quilted sweatpants and finishes the outfit with a perfectly messy ponytail
The ball was snapped to me, and I jammed my finger! I think I’m a pretty tough girl - I like to get down and dirty,' Minka said. 'But I was like, ‘Man, I jammed my ginger just catching the ball?’ I didn’t tell anyone and played through it.'
But everybody has their weakness, and Minka isn't so tough when it comes to one thing:
'If you wear heels to a game, I envy you, because I don’t have that stamina,' she said.