Draft Season
DRAFT SEASON is the thrilling story of four young football players as they prepare for the bewildering, multi-million dollar extravaganza that is the NFL Draft. Morgan Trent, Kenny McKinley, Frantz Joseph and Lydon Murtha come from different backgrounds, but are united in their determination to make it to the NFL. Once they have played their final down of college football, their eyes immediately turned toward the NFL Draft. DRAFT SEASON takes you inside the everyday battles each player endures as he tries to achieve his lifelong goal of playing in the NFL.
The annual NFL Draft has become more than a rote selection of players. Its a crucible of childhood dreams and professional glory, where entire careers are made, and the trajectories of whole families are altered. For football fans, its a chance to get an off-season fix and enjoy a behind the scenes journey into the NFL. What players do during this time is as important as any on field achievement during their college careers.
DRAFT SEASON is the first time readers can live the players experience, as these young men physically powerful but often emotionally fragile experience a tumultuous four months from collegiate dominance, through the first tinges of career anxiety.
DRAFT SEASON also features insight from current NFL coaches, general managers, former NFL coaches and some of the nations most renowned NFL Draft experts in addition to a host of current NFL players.
Contributors to the book include:
Current NFL head coaches Bill Belichick (New England Patriots), Tom Coughlin (New York Giant), Jeff Fisher (Tennessee Titans), Brad Childress (Minnesota Vikings), Marvin Lewis (Cincinnati Bengals), Rex Ryan (New York Jets), Gary Kubiak (Houston Texans), Mike McCarthy (Green Bay Packers), Jim Mora (Seattle Seahawks) and Steve Spagnuolo (St. Louis Rams)
Current NFL General managers Bill Polian (Indianapolis Colts), Ozzie Newsome (Baltimore Ravens), Mike Tannenbaum (New York Jets), George Kokinis (Cleveland Browns) and Rick Smith (Houston Texans)
Former NFL head coaches Jon Gruden, Steve Mariucci and Brian Billick
Former NFL General managers Charley Casserly
NFL Draft experts Mike Mayock (NFL Network), Rob Rang (CBS Sports) and Scott Wright (Draftcountdown.com)
Bobby will kick off his book tour with a signing at the TEST Sports in Martinsville, NJ, the place where DRAFT SEASON began. The book signing will take place on January 23rd from 10-2pm. It will be your first chance to meet Bobby in person and hear how this work came to be.
