Collision Low Crossers

From New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Dawidoff comes League of Denial, an epic narrative that shines a light on the National Football League’s concussion crisis. Equal parts Paper Lion, Moneyball, Friday Night Lights, and The Office, this gripping book gets to the heart of a massive and stressful collective endeavor. Here is football in many faces: the polarizing, brilliant, and hilarious head coach; the general manager, whose job is to support (and suppress) the irrepressible coach; the defensive coaches and their in-house rivals, the offensive coaches; and of course the players. Wise safeties, brooding linebackers, high-strung cornerbacks, enthusiastic rookies, and a well-read nose tackle—they make up a strange and complex family. Dawidoff makes an emblematic NFL season come alive for fans and nonfans alike in a book about football that will forever change the way people watch and think about the sport.