Patriots Football

Over two unbelievable decades, the New England Patriots were not only the NFL's most dominant team, but also - and by far - the most secretive. How did they achieve and sustain greatness - and what were the costs? In It's Better to Be Feared, Seth Wickersham, one of the country's finest long form and investigative sportswriters, tells the full, behind-the-scenes story of the Patriots, capturing the brilliance, ambition, and vanity that powered and ultimately unraveled them.

Featuring interviews from Patriots players and coaches, Holley presents a fascinating portrait of the partnership between Tom Brady, the Patriots' star quarterback, and Bill Belichick, the team's prolific coach. Chock-full of behind-the-scenes anecdotes and information exploring how they have strategized and weathered controversies, all culminating in four Super Bowl rings, this is required listening for any Patriots fan and students of the game of football.

This revealing look at the first 40 years of the New England Patriots captures the stories of passion, power, and struggles of one of the most remarkable franchises in sports. True Pats fans know that while today the team’s owner, coach, and stadium all rank among the best in the NFL, the early years were a much harder road. For decades the Patriots was a team known for having comically inept management and ownership, as well as the worst stadium in the NFL.

12 is the propulsive story of this gritty comeback. It's a drama that unfolds in the locker room, the court room, and under the brightest lights in all of sports - the Super Bowl. Now for the first time, listeners will have an exclusive look into Tom Brady's experience and the NFL's shocking strangle-hold on their players. With unprecedented access to Brady himself, his teammates, and his lawyers, we will see just how a football legend went up against one of the largest corporations in the world to stage the greatest comeback in NFL history and emerge a god of the gridiron.

In A Giant Win, Coach Tom Coughlin reveals the intricacies of football, sharing details only a coach would know. He also details relationships with some of the most iconic players from the Giants, including Eli Manning and Michael Strahan. A Giant Win provides a frame for Coach Coughlin to discuss his life in football—including his years with the Giants as an assistant coach in the late 1980s and 1990, when he helped win a Super Bowl working under Hall of Fame Head Coach Bill Parcells and alongside the coach he’d oppose in Super Bowl XLII: Bill Belichick.

The Super Bowl champion wide receiver for the New England Patriots shares his inspiring story of an underdog kid who was always doubted to becoming one of the most reliable and inspiring players in the NFL. Relentless is the story of Edelman's rise, and the continuing dominance of the Patriot dynasty, filled with memories of growing up with a father who was as demanding as any NFL coach, his near-constant fight to keep his intensity and competitiveness in check in high school and college, and his celebrated nine seasons with the Patriots.

Looking back on my life through years of playing touch football, I’ve got to ask: Has it been silly or serious, ordinary or special, prosaic or Homeric? Who knows? It’s my life and I’m sticking with it. Football, A Memoir is funny, nostalgic, heartwarming and uplifting. I recall my youth playing touch football in the street—with curbstones and sewer caps for boundaries and my brother telling me to “go deep.” I write about becoming a Giants fan for life in 1958, after watching the Greatest Game Ever Played on black-and-white TV in my parents’ living room. I explore the angst of...

Big Game is a chronicle of "peak football" - the high point of the sport's economic success and cultural dominance but also the time when the dark side began to show. It is an era of explosive revenue growth but also one of creeping existential fear. Players have long joked that NFL stands for "not for long", but as the true impact of concussions becomes inescapable background noise, it's increasingly difficult to enjoy the simple glory of football without the buzzkill of its obvious consequences.

From Darkness to Dynasty tells the unlikely history of the New England Patriots as it has never been told before. From their humble beginnings as a team bought with rainy-day money by a man who had no idea what he was doing, to the fateful season that saw them win their first Super Bowl, Jerry Thornton shares the wild, humiliating, unbelievable, and wonderful stories that comprised the first 40 years of what would ultimately become the most dominant franchise in NFL history.

There are certain moments that simply transcend sports. They become larger than life and bigger than anyone ever thought possible, leaping off the field, the court, or the diamond and into the annals of not only history, but the very fabric of the American milieu. We all just witnessed such a moment on February 5th, 2017, when the New England Patriots battled back from the largest deficit in Super Bowl history to once again become world champions and secure Tom Brady’s legacy as the greatest quarterback of all time.

The Super Bowl champion wide receiver for the New England Patriots shares his inspiring story of an underdog kid who was always doubted to becoming one of the most reliable and inspiring players in the NFL. Relentless is the story of Julian Edelman's rise, and the continuing dominance of the Patriot dynasty, filled with memories of growing up with a father who was as demanding as any NFL coach, his near-constant fight to keep his intensity and competitiveness in check in high school and college, and his celebrated nine seasons with the Patriots.

From an underrated recruit, to a second-string player with the chance of a lifetime, to the best quarterback in history, Tom Brady is a success story for the ages. His unshakable belief in himself and his relentless dedication to improving his game brought him more than two decades of record-breaking career highs. No other NFL player has as many Super Bowl wins, game wins, touchdown passes, passing yards, or completed passes as TB12. Brady is a front-row seat to the struggles and triumphs of Brady’s incredible career as an unstoppable athlete and a savvy businessman.

Throughout over two decades, Tom Brady has led his teams to seven Super Bowl championships and earned three Most Valuable Player Awards, arguably cementing his status as the greatest quarterback of all time. From the moment Tom Brady stepped on the NFL gridiron, pro football was forever changed. A star, a legend, a future hall-of-famer was born. Over the years, he mounted comeback after comeback win, finding the open man for a touchdown just when victory seemed out of reach.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has won the Super Bowl five times. Young football fans will love this sports biography with engaging text to help with critical-thinking questions....

Tom Brady marching the team upfield in the final minute of the 2001 Super Bowl. Troy Brown playing offense, defense, and special teams. The Tuck Rule. A rogue groundskeeper plowing a path for kicker John Smith at the end of a scoreless, snowy game. Gino Cappelletti setting the AFL record for points in a game against the Houston Oilers. These are the moments Patriots fans love to remember, now retold by the players who lived them.

Amazing football trivia on the New England Patriots that will test your knowledge. Enjoy this time alone between just you and the game or invite along a few friends for the challenge.

There's no one quite like him, the power of a Running Back, the Arm of an Elite Passer, and the field vision to match some of the league's top field generals. Cam Newton breaks the mold and is truly a once in a lifetime talent. It was clear from his high school days that Cam had something special. He could do things on a field that other people just couldn't compete with. This skill only grew as he entered onto bigger and bigger stages. Despite a college career filled with controversy, Cam Newton emerged with a National Championship and Heisman trophy. When he made it to the pros many ...

As Mac Jones looked around the stadium as the confetti fell down and his teammates celebrated a dominant National Championship performance it would have been easy for him to think he had made it. In reality, Mac has been building for the ultimate challenge in football, to be an NFL starting Quarterback his whole life. Coming from an athletic family it was always clear Mac had the potential to be good, but only his drive and insatiable work ethic would determine how far he would go. In Mac Jones, we follow the path of one of the top young quarterbacks in the NFL. From his trials and ...

"Naughty and hilarious!" Boned by LeGarrette’s Blunt: A Tale of New England Football Erotica Includes the special bonus, A Very Short, Sad Tale of Two Tight Ends. Warning: Discretion advised. This short novella is funny, explicit and raunchy New England Football Erotica. It is not Mommy and Daddy's soft erotica and it is not suitable for children under the age of 18. Read at your own risk, only if you are ready to unleash your craziest football desires and fantasies, or just laugh a lot. It is supposed to be funny. Pascale Hunts lay in bed at night, alone, like most New England Patriots ...