Collision Low Crossers: Inside the Turbulent World of NFL Football

An unrivaled portrait of day-to-day life in the NFL, as told by the writer who was there.

"Riveting ... an instant classic." —New York Times Book Review

By spending a year with the New York Jets, Nicholas Dawidoff entered a mysterious and private world with its own rituals and language. Equal parts Paper Lion, Moneyball, Friday Night Lights, and The Office, this absorbing, funny, and vivid narrative gets to the heart of a massive and stressful collective endeavor.

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