Slotback Rhapsody

At 27 years old undersized but talented Nick Mouse Morrison has yet to realize his dreams. After several unsuccessful training camps Nick decides a minicamp in Detroit will be his last go-round in pro football. What follows is an inside look at the chaos frustration and beauty of a pro football season rarely captured in fiction. Slotback Rhapsody is Friday Night Lights all grown up. Not since Don Delillos End Zone has there been such a brilliant portrayal of charming meatheads and on-field action. From a writer who works as a journalist in pro sports Slotback Rhapsody is a hilarious insider account of what its like to be a professional athlete in todays 24/7 idol-obsessed culture as well as a meditation on the high cost of single-mindedness.