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Slow getting up, the first book by former denver broncos receiver nate jackson, details life in the nfl from the perspective of an average football player. One mans odyssey into the brutal hive of the national football leagueas an unsigned free agent who rose through the practice squad to the starting lineup of the denver broncos, nate jackson took the path of thousands of unknowns before him to carve out a professional football career twice as long as the average player. Nate jackson is a 511, 185pound cornerback from san mateo, ca. In slow getting uphailed by rolling stone as the best football memoir of all timenate jackson told his story face down on the field. A story of nfl survival from the bottom of the pile 9780062108029. Former nfl player nate jackson wades into the brutality of fantasy football former nfl player nate jacksons new book fantasy man explores. Nate jackson news, stats, photos kansas state wildcats. Nate jackson 02, author, former nfl player youtube. Heres why former nfl player nate jackson is right when he. Slow getting up, a new memoir from nate jackson, wins the war to get furthest inside. Nate jacksons slow getting up is an unvarnished and uncensored memoir of everyday life in the most popular sports league in americaand the most damaging to its playersthe national football league after 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. Read up on nate jacksons biography, career, awards and more on espn. Amazon us, amazon uk an undrafted free agent in 2002, tight end nate jackson found himself picked up by the san francisco 49ers and so began the career of a player in the lower reaches of the roster, one of those guys who seems to stick around without ever really breaking through.
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