A major new book from #1 New York Occasions bestseller and sports-writing legend John Feinstein, QUARTERBACK dives deep in to the most coveted and hallowed position in the NFL – exploring the tales of five top quarterbacks and taking readers of their unique experiences of playing the position and holding the keys to their multi-billion-dollar teams.

In the mighty National Football League, one player becomes the facial skin of a franchise, one player receives all the accolades and all the blame, and about Quarterback: Inside the Most Important Position in the National Football League one player’s hand will guide the rise or fall of a whole team’s season – as well as the dreams of millions of fans. You can find thirty-two beginning quarterbacks in the NFL on any given Sunday, and their lives are designed around pressure, stardom, and incredible skill. Legendary bestselling sportswriter John Feinstein, in his most insightful publication yet, shows visitors what it’s enjoy to try out the glory placement and to live that lifestyle – mapping out a journey that runs from college stardom towards the NFL draft to taking command from the huddle and marching a group down the field using a nation of enthusiasts cheering.

Feinstein builds his profile around five NFL starting quarterbacks – Alex Smith, Andrew Good luck, Joe Flacco, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Doug Williams. With incredible inside access, we get the entire quarterback experience…getting drafted #1 overall, pushing through grueling injuries, earning Super Bowls, being named a starter on multiple teams, being the first BLACK QB to lead a franchise to a name. Feinstein displays us just what it’s like in the locker area, huddle, heat of battle, and press meetings, through spectacular occasions and humiliating defeats. He explores the controversies of a group embroiled in queries of substance abuse and racism, TV revenue, corporate greed, and the value placed on participant health. And in the end, Feinstein addresses the ways in which each quarterback – some only a season out of college — can be handed the keys to a franchise worth billions of dollars, and exactly how each team’s fortunes ride directly on the shoulder blades of its QB. This is Feinstein’s most fascinating behind-the-scenes book.