NFL Confidential, Johnny Anonymous
NFL Confidential, Johnny Anonymous
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NFL Confidential
True Confessions from the Gutter of Football

Author: Johnny Anonymous

Narrator: Jeffrey Kafer

Unabridged: 7 hr 7 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 01/12/2016


Synopsis

A current pro player takes fans on a pseudonymous trip through one of the most infamous years of football—the very long, sometimes funny, often controversial 2013-2014 season—sharing raucous, behind-the-scenes, on-the-field, and in-the-locker-room truth about life in the National Football League.“Well, to hell with being safe. I’m going to be honest.”Johnny Anonymous' life goal was to be nothing greater or less than the Best NFL Back-Up of All Time™. For two years, he was content earning hundreds of thousands of dollars to stand on the sidelines doing absolutely nothing. But early in his third year, a starting lineman is injured, and he suddenly finds himself on the field.For most players, this moment is a dream come true. But not so for our author, one of the incredibly rare birds in football who reach the highest echelons, but who actually hate America’s favorite game. That’s right. Johnny Anonymous hates football. He hates what it does to his body, his brain, his life. Luckily, he can see the humor in his own situation, but also in the machinations of the NFL.Part truth-telling narrative, part whip-smart commentary that only a true insider could bring, part hilarious, NFL Confidential gives football fans a look at a world most would give anything to see, and gives non-fans a wild ride through the strange, and sometimes disturbing customs and realities of football today. Here is a truly unaffiliated look at the nation’s biggest, most lucrative pastime over the course of one of its most transformative seasons.From hard-to-stomach diets, showdowns in the weight room, shenanigans in the locker room, the looming dread of being cut from the team, the racial issues that still exist in modern-day football, the rock-star lifestyle that players find themselves able to afford and sometimes enjoy a little too much, the notion of being lauded in a league plagued by controversy and the sharp contrast between the love/hate of the game and the reality of the job, Johnny reveals a never-before-seen side of the NFL.

About Johnny Anonymous

Johnny Anonymous is a four-year offensive lineman for the NFL. Before that, he played for a major college program and in his senior year was named one of the top linemen in the nation. In his spare time, he’s earned a master’s degree in sarcasm from Getting Fucked University. During the off-season, he moonlights as a professional asshole. Under another pseudonym, he’s also a contributor for the comedy powerhouse Funny Or Die.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kristen

This book isn't for everyone, not surprisingly. Hell, I'm not even sure it's for football fans. But it is damn entertaining. Sure, the writing isn't Tolstoy and it wasn't some in-depth, undercover journalism piece like some were expecting. But it's an honest one-man perspective of one of the few job......more

Goodreads review by Collins

Does anyone remember the ESPN series, "Playmakers"? It was an excellent TV show about a fictional pro football team in a league that was *not* the NFL. But it must have cut too close to home for the actual league because it was cancelled despite good reviews and ratings - unless ESPN wanted to say b......more

3.5 stars It's been months now since I've read this so I can't give a specific review. Here's what I recall: there was no earth shattering revelations. Meaning that very little surprised me. The insider details were about what I expected. The player was actually rather arrogant. Sneering at how super......more

Goodreads review by Nick

I didn't expect much after seeing the abysmal reviews, but honestly, this book is very entertaining. A super-quick read that you are not going to want to put down. I don't think there are any huge revelations or scandals revealed, but it certainly is a fascinating look inside the NFL. Having the pers......more