Next Man Up: A Year Behind the Lines in Today's NFL (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780316013284)

An up-close look inside an NFL powerhouse, from the only writer in America whom players and coaches would trust with their secrets.

America's favorite sportswriter lifts the shroud of secrecy that envelops the NFL to give us the most intimate look we have ever had into the workings of a professional football team. John Feinstein follows a single team through an entire season, capturing a vast spectrum of experience and emotion, from the owner's goals to the coach's day-to-day challenges to the feeling of the sleet-soaked ball in the hands of a receiver. Anyone who loves football--any team, in any era--will savor the details revealed in Next Man Up about the most sensational sport in America.

About the Author
John Feinstein is the author of many widely acclaimed and bestselling books on sports, including One on One, Moment of Glory, Are You Kidding Me?, Living on the Black, Tales from Q School, Last Dance, Next Man Up, Let Me Tell You a Story (with Red Auerbach), Caddy for Life, Open, The Punch, The Last Amateurs, The Majors, A Good Walk Spoiled, A Civil War, A Season on the Brink, Play Ball, and Hard Courts. He is also the author of five sports mystery novels for young readers. He writes for the Washington Post, Washingtonpost.com, and Golf Digest, and is a regular commentator on The Golf Channel.