Slow Getting Up: A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile, (Paperback)

from DougBaker

I have very mixed reactions to this book about the life of a football player on the margins. Let me start off with what I liked about it.Nate Jackson details his life as a marginal player in the NFL. Basically he hung on through the practice squad and playing on special teams, with a few stints o...

from DougBaker

I have very mixed reactions to this book about the life of a football player on the margins. Let me start off with what I liked about it. Nate Jackson details his life as a marginal player in the NFL. Basically he hung on through the practice squad and playing on special teams, with a few stints ...

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I enjoyed reading this book of insider NFL knowledge. It is certainly uncensored and a bit profane, but I enjoy the authors voice. However, you get the feeling of loneliness (perhaps that is what the NFL engenders). I didn't feel that the author firmly establishes his relationships with anyone in...

from cmasson17

A really interesting inside look at how the NFL really works. These guys are basically getting paid to sacrifice their bodies when they get old. The crippled millionaires club.

from zimbawilson

Nat Jackson has done an excellent job of portraying both the glamorous side and the price you pay side of life in the NFL. His writing was smart and very honest about how things work behind the scenes in this business. He doesn't sugar coat the league's sometimes dark side (which we all know exis...