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A Novel

Doubleday
October 2007
On Sale: September 24, 2007
Featuring: Rick Dockery
272 pages
ISBN: 0385525001
EAN: 9780385525008
Kindle: B003B02O00
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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. Great, says Rick—for which team?

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—not even where it is—has never been to
Europe, and doesn’t speak or understand a word of Italian.

To say that Italy—the land of opera, fine wines, extremely
small cars, romance, and Football Americano—holds a few
surprises for Rick Dockery would be something of an
understatement.