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Playing for Pizza: A Novel

Author John Grisham

Format Paperback

Publisher Bantam

Category Mystery, Thriller and Spy Fiction

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Rick Dockery was the third-string quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. In the AFC Championship game against Denver, to the surprise and dismay of virtually everyone, Rick actually got into the game. With a 17-point lead and just minutes to go, Rick provided what was arguably the worst single performance in the history of the NFL. Overnight, he became a national laughingstock and, of course, was immediately cut by the Browns and shunned by all other teams.But all Rick knows is football, and he insists that his agent, Arnie, find a team that needs him. Against enormous odds Arnie finally locates just such a team and informs Rick that, miraculously, he can in fact now be a starting quarterback�for the mighty Panthers of Parma, Italy.Yes, Italians do play American football, to one degree or another, and the Parma Panthers desperately want a former NFL player�any former NFL player�at their helm. So Rick reluctantly agrees to play for the Panthers�at least until a better offer comes along�and heads off to Italy. He knows nothing about Parma, has never been to Europe, and doesn�t speak or understand a word of Italian. To say that Italy holds a few surprises for Rick Dockery would be something of an understatement.

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John Grisham

Additional Info

  • Release Date: 2011-08-23
  • Publisher: Bantam
  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9780385344005

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