Fantasy Man, Nate Jackson
Fantasy Man, Nate Jackson
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Fantasy Man
A Former NFL Player's Descent Into the Brutality of Fantasy Football

Author: Nate Jackson

Narrator: Nate Jackson

Unabridged: 6 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 09/20/2016


Synopsis

The New York Times bestselling author of Slow Getting Up chronicles his descent into the madness of early retirement and fantasy football. In Slow Getting Up—hailed by Rolling Stone as ""the best football memoir of all time""—Nate Jackson told his story face down on the field. Now, in Fantasy Man, he’s flat on his back.Six years have passed since the former Denver Broncos tight end wore a helmet, and every day he drifts further from the NFL Guy, the sanctioned-violence guy, the psychopath who ran head first into other psychos for money. But Nate hasn’t quite left the game. Bed-ridden by a recent surgery to remove bone fragments in his ankle, he's trying to defend his title in one of the millions of leagues captivating America through modern fantasy football, the interactive human poker game started by rotisserie leagues, boosted by ESPN and Yahoo!, and now elevated to that rarefied world of vaguely-legal Internet gambling by FanDuel and DraftKings.com. And this time it isn’t a 300-pound wall of flesh rushing to crunch his spine. It’s worse.Exploring the fantasy—and the reality—of professional football after you’ve left the field, Fantasy Man is as funny, self-deprecating, and shockingly honest as Slow Getting Up.

About Nate Jackson

Nate Jackson played six seasons in the National Football League as a wide receiver and a tight end. His writing has appeared in Deadspin, Slate, Daily Beast, BuzzFeed, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times. A native of San Jose, California, he now lives in Los Angeles. This is his first book.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Brendan

Casual NFL fans don't often get to hear about the lived experience of being an NFL athlete. Nate Jackson's first memoir, Slow Getting Up, is the most insightful source on this topic that I have come across, so reading his second book has been something I have been eager to do for a while. As with hi......more

Goodreads review by Travis

After reading Jackson's first book, I was intrigued to indulge his second. He has a writing style that is both comical and informative. I wasn't sure what to expect with a book supposedly focused on fantasy football, but it was definitely worth the read (listen via audiobook). Jackson has multiple e......more

Goodreads review by Chris

If you play fantasy football you will enjoy reliving your stress over your fantasy team. If you have never played FF then you will think it is describing a mental illness. It provides some funny stuff and is an easy, enjoyable read.......more

Goodreads review by Mike

Heard this guy on NPR talking about this book. I thought it was going to be more about marijuana as pain medication but just kinda meandered along through his daily life.......more