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Two Minute Warning
Two Minute Warning

Two Minute Warning

How Concussions, Crime, and Controversy Could Kill the NFL (And What the League Can Do to Survive)
By Michael Freeman

SPORTS & RECREATION

320 Pages, 6 x 9

Formats: Cloth, EPUB, Mobipocket, PDF

Cloth, $25.95 (CA $28.95) (US $25.95)

ISBN 9781629370835

Rights: WOR

Triumph Books (Oct 2015)

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Overview

A look into the growing threats to the popularity of the NFL and what the league can do to avoid collapse
 
The National Football League, despite its massive success and unprecedented earning power, is at its most pivotal moment since the AFL–NFL merger four decades ago. With public awareness of the issues plaguing the NFL—from domestic violence, drug use, and health of the players to oversaturation—there is a possibility that football as we know it could vanish in the very near future. In Two Minute Warning, author Mike Freeman, who has covered the league for more than a decade, looks at all the factors that could cause the league, as we know it, to collapse in on itself. Freeman has interviewed top NFL athletes, coaches, and executives as well as economists and scientists to paint this complete portrait of the league today—and lay out the steps it can take to move into the future.

Author Biography

Michael Freeman
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Michael Freeman is a football columnist for Bleacher Report. He has previously been a writer for the Boston Globe, CBSSports.com, the Dallas Morning News, the Florida Times-Union, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. He is the author of seven books, including Clemente: The True Legacy of an Undying Hero and Undefeated: Inside the 1972 Miami Dolphins’ Perfect Season. He lives in Upper Montclair, New Jersey.

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Two Minute Warning:

How Concussions, Crime, and Controversy Could Kill the NFL (And What the League Can Do to Survive)

By Mike Freeman


Contact: Bill Ames, Triumph Books, 312-676-4256, b.ames@triumphbooks.com

 

It’s been a rough year for the NFL. From public awareness of multiple domestic violence cases, to the health and longevity of current and former players, to drug use within the league, the NFL is at its most pivotal moment.  Is it possible that the league could collapse in on itself despite its success and unprecedented earning power, and if so, what can they do to stay afloat?

 

Bleacher Report football columnist Mike Freeman has answered these questions and more in Two Minute Warning: How Concussions, Crime, and Controversy Could Kill the NFL (And What the League Can Do to Survive) (Triumph Books, October 2015). Sure, the NFL has seen its fair share of scandals and publicity nightmares since its inception, but now the public has become more aware of the issues surrounding the league. Highlights of the book include:

 

  • A look at the worst year in NFL history and how the week of September 8, 2014 was the catalyst
  • Mike Freeman’s discussion with Roger Goodell in December 2014
  • Interviews with top NFL players, coaches, executives, economists and scientists
  • Mike Freeman looks ahead to 2039 and imagines what the world would be like without football


Two Minute Warning: How Concussions, Crime, and Controversy Could Kill the NFL (And What the League Can Do to Survive) not only highlights why the league is on thin ice, but also what it can do to rebuild its reputation. With Freeman’s experience and knowledge of the NFL, this is a can’t-miss book for football fans everywhere who want answers to questions left hanging after this past season.


About the Author:

Mike Freeman is a football columnist for Bleacher Report. He has previously been a writer for the Boston Globe, CBSSports.com, the Dallas Morning News, the Florida Times-Union, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. He is the author of seven books, including Clemente: The True Legacy of an Undying Hero and Undefeated: Inside the 1972 Miami Dolphins' Perfect Season. He lives in Upper Montclair, New Jersey.

 

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