by John Grisham
Pages: 262
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
In honor of football season, I decided to start my John Grisham marathon read with his two novels about football. This one has more about the game and how football is played. The reader follows Rick, an NFL quarterback whose career is on the skids. Rick's agent talks him into going to play for the professional teams in Italy for a year to let publicity about his mistakes calm down.
Once there, Rick meets a few other Americans including the coach, Sam. In Italy, the season is 8 games long plus playoffs and only the American players are paid. The Italians all play for the love of the game and in the case of Rick's team, the Parma Panthers, all the pizza and beer they want on game nights. The different culture and values gives Rick time to examine himself and why he plays football.
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