Just in time for the 2007 season: One of the finest defensive players ever to wear an NFL uniform delivers the first truly authentic, hard-hitting, revelatory portrait of Americaâs most popular sportâincluding the brutality, the vicious fights, and the high price of gridiron glory.
Michael Strahan is one of the NFLâs most talented players, and he is also one of the gameâs most vocal personalities. So itâs no surprise that his first book would be a no-holds-barred, hard-hitting account of life in the league, venturing into territory no previous football authors had the nerve to tread. Inside the Helmet is not a self-serving memoir or a collection of triumphant feel- good anecdotes. Yes, Strahan recounts exhilarating victories in vivid detail, but not without the hair-raising details of the ruthless grit required for every win.
Sure to be controversial, Strahanâs account reveals never-before-seen details about the truth of life in the NFL, including the names of the dirtiest players, what it feels and sounds like to crush another player, which potent painkillers players take in order to return to the battlefield, the wild parties such as the Vikingsâ infamous Love Boat romp, the pressure to live up to a multimillion- dollar salary, the intense and sometimes volatile relationship between player and coach, and the violent blowups that occur when that pressure gets too intense. For the 21.7 million fans who attend NFL football games, Inside the Helmet is an all-access pass into the huddle, the locker room, and even the minds of some of the most legendary players on the field today.
In his thirteen-year career with the New York Giants, Michael Strahan has been named to the Pro Bowl seven times. In 2001 he set the NFL single-season record for sacks, with 22.5, and leads all active players with 129.5. A frequent guest on television sports programs and late- night talk shows, he lives in New York.
Jay Glazer appears on Fox NFL Sunday, serves as a sideline reporter for NFL games, and writes a column for FoxSports.com.
Imprint: Gotham
Distributor: Penguin Group USA, Inc
Publication Date: 10-09-2007
Pages: 320
Measurements: 9.26in X 6.24in X 1.16in X 1.17lb
