{"product_id":"spies-on-the-sidelines-kevin-bryant-9781538166376","title":"Spies on the Sidelines: The High-Stakes World of NFL Espionage","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first book to fully explore the extraordinary covert actions NFL teams are willing to take in order to win.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpies disguised as priests. Secret surveillance of targets' movements. Radio frequency jamming. Tapped telephones. These might sound like acts of espionage right out of the Cold War or a spy movie--but in fact came straight from the National Football League. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Spies on the Sidelines: The High-Stakes World of NFL Espionage, Kevin Bryant provides the first in-depth investigation of spying in professional football, as well as the countermeasures utilized to defend against these threats. Spanning across all teams and eras, Bryant shines a light on the shady world of NFL reconnaissance--from clandestine photography and hidden draft prospects to listening devices and stolen documents--along with the permissible, if sometimes questionable, spy techniques teams utilize day in and day out to gain an advantage over their opponents. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by a former Special Agent with decades of experience collecting and safeguarding information for the Department of Defense, Spies on the Sidelines reveals that, behind the game-day action, professional football can be as cloak-and-dagger as American intelligence agencies. This fascinating and expansive compilation of NFL spy anecdotes exposes the extraordinary measures teams are willing to take in order to win.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin Bryant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1538166372\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538166376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.24lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2023","brand":"Kevin Bryant","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44067295035647,"sku":"9781538166376","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_14e7c3ec-51f4-4a07-9963-97034938e2c6.jpg?v=1685412372","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/spies-on-the-sidelines-kevin-bryant-9781538166376","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}