{"product_id":"slow-getting-up-a-story-of-nfl-survival-from-the-bottom-of-the-pile-9780062108036","title":"Slow Getting Up: A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile","description":"\u003cp\u003eNate Jackson's \u003cem\u003eSlow Getting Up\u003c\/em\u003e is an unvarnished and uncensored memoir of everyday life in the most popular sports league in America--and the most damaging to its players--the National Football League.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter playing college ball at a tiny Division III school, Jackson, a receiver, signed as a free agent with the San Francisco 49ers, before moving to the Denver Broncos. For six seasons in the NFL as a Bronco, he alternated between the practice squad and the active roster, eventually winning a starting spot--a short, tenuous career emblematic of the average pro player.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from his own experience, Jackson tells the little known story of the hundreds of everyday, \"expendable\" players whose lives are far different from their superstar colleagues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom scouting combines to training camps, off-season parties to game-day routines, debilitating physical injuries--including degenerative brain conditions--to poor pensions and financial distress, he offers a funny, and shocking look at life in the NFL, and the young men who risk their health and even their lives to play the game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJackson, Nate:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eNate Jackson played six seasons in the National Football League as a wide receiver and a tight end. His writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eDeadspin\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSlate\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDaily Beast\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e. A native of San Jose, California, he now lives in Los Angeles. This is his first book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50674620170514,"sku":"9780062108036","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_95649293-e7ff-475c-8c8c-27c232f20fd7.jpg?v=1733863467","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/slow-getting-up-a-story-of-nfl-survival-from-the-bottom-of-the-pile-9780062108036","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}