#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER β’ βFans of John Grisham live for his legal thrillers, but now and then he serves up something unexpected. Thatβs exactly what he does, with great success, in Playing for Pizza.ββUSA Today
After providing what is arguably the worst single performance in the history of the NFL, third-string quarterback Rick Dockery becomes a national laughingstock. Cut by the Cleveland Browns, and shunned by every other team, Rick insists that his agent find a team that does need him.
Against enormous odds, Rick lands a jobβas the starting quarterback for the Mighty Panthers . . . of Parma, Italy.
The Parma Panthers desperately want a former NFL playerβany former NFL playerβat their helm. And now theyβve got Rick, who knows nothing about Parma (not even where it is) and doesnβt speak a word of Italian. To say that Italyβthe land of fine wines, extremely small cars, and football americanoβholds a few surprises for Rick Dockery would be something of an understatement.