The Bookworm Sez
NFL Confidential: True Confessions from the Gutter of Football
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Three points! That’s all your team He repeatedly lost, then found, needs to win. Can they make it? the anger that made him good at You’re doing your part: You’re playing offense, and he ate constantly wearing your lucky shirt and hat. A to maintain the weight the coaches stuffed mascot is nearby, the team logo unofficially said he had to have. hangs on the wall, and you had coffee He hurt everywhere, often, until his this morning in the official team mug. teammates returned from their injuries You’re doing everything you can for and Anonymous stepped back because a win but, as in the new book NFL that’s what players do. Confidential by Johnny “… This isn’t a Anonymous, other fairytale,” he says. “This forces are afield. isn’t a Hollywood story. Johnny Anonymous This isn’t a happy ending. came to football later “This is the NFL.” than most boys. There’s a reason Looking to fill a why author Johnny void after his mother Anonymous has changed died, he joined his “names, timeline, details, high school team as a the usual” in this book. freshman. Neither he “Go ahead, try” to figure nor his father knew a out who he is. I’m sure thing about football, the league would like to but Anonymous learned know, too, because NFL quickly, just as he Confidential is TNT on NFL Confidential: learned that he had paper. True Confessions from the talent for the game. But here’s the rub: Gutter of Football “Back in high It’s easy to wonder if By Johnny Anonymous school, football was Anonymous is hiding c. 2016, Dey St. fun,” he says, but in behind a pseudonym 241 pages college, “it was a fullin order to embellish time job.” the truth—because this College ball was serious, both book is funny, very entertaining, and mentally and physically; it was more than a little smart-alecky, readers also where Anonymous began to may be tempted to dismiss his words. understand what football would do to It would be likewise easy to say his brain and body. He suffered injuries that it’s just a profanity-laced, updated playing college ball and he considered North Dallas Forty, until you consider quitting, but going pro was a chance to that what Anonymous describes seems “make a … ton of money.” to be on display, to a greater or lesser He was cut from his first pro team, degree, each August through February: through no fault of his own. He started injuries, mental abuse, domestic issues, as third-string at his second team and substance abuse, and more. soon decided that standing on the So … truth? Or just a good story? sidelines was an easy way to make a You’ll have your theories, but either living—but then his teammates started way, I think you’ll love this book. For getting injured. die-hard fans of the ol’ pigskin, NFL They were out. Anonymous was in, Confidential is a big win. at least for awhile. The Bookworm is Terri Schlichenmeyer. He tried to bring fun back into the Terri has been reading since she was 3 game. He tried to remember that it years old and she never goes anywhere was a game, “not World War III,” and without a book. She lives on a hill in he endured hassle from his coach and Wisconsin with two dogs and 14,000 books. from fans.
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