The Long Snapper: A Second Chance, A Super Bowl, A Lesson For Life (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
The Long Snapper is an inspiring story about a NFL football player who got a second chance to go to the big leagues. It a story not about the quarterback or a wide recever but a story about a Long Snapper. A football player who doesn’t get a lot of fame unless he messes up. They throw dozens of times during the game but their only fame is when they make a bad throw.Brian Kinchen... Not a name you know or a name you would think is famous. This book tells you his story. He was a football player who struggled to make it to the NFL. He worked to secure his position as a steady snapper. But in this story is when he is already out of the NFL, after getting a knee injury he was no longer wanted. So he went back home to his wife and kids and taught the bible to his students.He gets a call, the Patriot need a long snapper. Brian was the man for the job. He gets back into the game. But not without problems. Brian is faced with self doubt and depression. He is under pressure he put on himself. The final goal is the super bowl and the final play is all on his shoulders. If he messes up, the whole team messes up. Mixed feelings about this one. I only read it because it was free on the Kindle and because it's sports related (that's if American football can be called a sport!!!). It's a strange mixture of biography, pseudo-religious tract and cod-psychology that actually works pretty well in parts. However I never felt close at all to the man about whom the book is meant to be - Brian Kinchen a long snapper (in other words he throws the ball between his legs to another bloke who catches it and a third bloke then kicks it - see what I mean about is it a sport?) who basically comes across as self-absorbed to the point of self-pitying. Anyway, I got through it to the end which I won't spoil but is easy to guess. An easy read in bed at the end of the day but one that may send you nodding off on your commute home - so take care.
What do You think about The Long Snapper: A Second Chance, A Super Bowl, A Lesson For Life (2009)?
A must read book.....inspirational a helps you see what is really important in life.....
—glenda
Great inspiring book about a football player with a deep love for God.
—1spring
