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The Dark Side of the Game: My Life in the NFL
Written by Stephen McGinty
Narrated by Richard Poe
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
Sportscaster and former National Football League defensive end Tim Green reveals what it's really like to play in the NFL in The Dark Side of the Game. In this-the Super Bowl champion of tell-all novels-an eight-year NFL veteran exposes the game he loves, warts and all. This audiobook is packed with hard-hitting inside information only a former player could know. From the perfect partnership between the mob and the NFL to the shattered lives of former players, no subject is out of bounds. At the same time, you'll meet the NFL's role models and true heroes, including the dazzling Deion Sanders and the superb Steve Young. Whether you're one of the millions of die-hard fans, or only have a passing interest in the game, veteran narrator Richard Poe's no-nonsense voice and flair for the drama of the game puts you in the huddle. This unflinching look at the most-watched professional sports league on earth is a must-listen.
Author
Stephen McGinty
Stephen McGinty is a senior writer with the Scotsman newspaper. He has also worked for the Sunday Times in London and the Glasgow Herald. His first book, This Turbulent Priest, was described by the Daily Telegraph as 'the year's most surprising page-turner'. He lives in Glasgow.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book is penned by a former NFL star who’d read Dickens in the locker room. The prose isn’t exactly sparkling, but it’s pretty good for a former jock. Lucid, definitely. Lots of information here; I always wanted to know about the combine, the torments of training camp, and especially the eating habits of interior linemen. I would LOVE, love to IHOP with Vince Wilfork.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I have loved the game of football my entire life as a player in youth and school as a fan,and as a couch and founding administrator for the youth football program in the small community I raised my kids in and was very successful at that level (two national championship teams. ) but until I read this I thought I had a good idea of pro ball. I even spent Sundays sitting on the bench ,or behind it, At LA Rams games when I was 6-7-8 years old. My Aunt Donna was the founding member of the Rams song leaders back in the mid 60,s. Read north Dallas fourth and about everything else. But reading this is the first time I ever really found out what it was really like.
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