Playmakers

Name: Playmakers
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SKU: 9781541700185
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How the NFL Really Works (And Doesn't)

By Mike Florio

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Playmakers delves into the complexities of the NFL, exploring how it remains a thriving athletic, financial, and cultural powerhouse despite frequent scandals involving domestic violence, drugs, racism, and head trauma. Mike Florio takes readers behind the scenes—from boardrooms to locker rooms and draft days to the Super Bowl—to reveal what truly fuels the sport that captivates so many.
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Ideal for NFL fans, sports enthusiasts, and readers interested in the intersection of sports and society, Playmakers offers insiders’ insights and thought-provoking analysis on America’s biggest football league.

The story of a modern NFL that can't get out of its own way-and can't stop making money

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In recent decades, the NFL has simultaneously become an athletic, financial, and cultural powerhouse—and a League that can't seem to go more than a few weeks without a scandal. Whether it's about domestic violence, performance-enhancing drugs, racism, or head trauma, the NFL always seems to be in some kind of trouble. Yet no matter the drama, the TV networks keep showing games, the revenue keeps rising, and the viewers keep tuning in.

How can a sports league—or any organization—operate this way? Why do the negative stories keep happening, and why don't they ever seem to affect the bottom line? In this wide-ranging book, Playmakers, Mike Florio takes readers from the boardroom to the locker room, from draft day to the Super Bowl, answering these questions and more, and showing what really goes on in the sport that America can't seem to quit.

Known for his constant stream of new information and incisive commentary, Florio delivers again in this book. With new insights and reporting on scandals past and present, Playmakers will be the talk of the League—whether the League likes it or not.

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Praised as a "highly informative, entertaining, and provocative examination" by the New York Journal of Books, Playmakers unpacks well-known NFL incidents and clarifies public misconceptions. Esteemed broadcaster Bob Costas calls it essential reading, combining credible information with insightful opinions. Kirkus describes it as an "entertaining look beyond the gridiron," while players like Dak Prescott commend its perspective on what it means to play pro football today.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781541700185

Publisher: PublicAffairs,U.S.

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 12 April 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: PublicAffairs,U.S.

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 40.0mm

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 238.0mm

Weight: 623g

Pages: 384

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Education & Reference Mike Florio Non-Fiction Sports

About the Author

Mike Florio is the creator and owner, in partnership with NBC Sports, of ProFootballTalk.com, one of the leading NFL news organizations in America. He hosts a daily show, PFT Live on NBCSN, which has a radio simulcast on SiriusXM. During the NFL season, he also appears weekly on the Sunday Night Football broadcast. With regular appearances on national and local sports radio programs around the country, and more than 1.6 million followers on Twitter, Florio is among the most prominent football commentators working.