Book Update #2

My Saints/Bountygate book is now available for purchase.

Available in paperback here.

Available for Kindle at Amazon here.

Available for iBooks, Nook and virtually every other e-reader at Smashwords here.

Also available directly through Apple, Barnes & Noble, and other retailers.

Here's a quick overview of the book:

Of Bread and Circuses

The Story of Bountygate and the 2012 New Orleans Saints

Abstract

Of Bread and Circuses: The Story of Bountygate and the 2012 New Orleans Saints (OBAC) chronicles the New Orleans Saints' 2012 calendar year, and examines the events of Bountygate in detail. 

From a crushing January 2012 playoff loss in San Francisco to Sean Payton's reinstatement a year later, the Saints weaved their way through one of the strangest years in the history of professional sports.

OBAC revisits the happenings of the Saints' 2012 calendar year; traces the roots of Bountygate; analyzes the saga's many distortions and misconceptions; offers a wider context for the events in question; and theorizes on the scandal's legacy.

Table of Contents

> Introduction 

1. A Defensive Makeover

2. March 2, 2012: The Arrival of Bountygate

3. The Football World Reacts

4. Saints’ Coaches, Organization Punished

5. The Brees’ Negotiations

6. The Parcells’ Flirtation

7. “Kill the Head”

8. The Wiretapping Allegations

9. Conduct Detrimental 

10. Challenging the Franchise Tag Designation

11. Examining the Bountygate Evidence

12. “Pure Fantasy” – or – “What The Hell Are You Doing, Roger?” 

13. Mike Cerullo: The Disgruntled Whistleblower

14. An Investigation and an Induction

15. Holding Court

16. Dueling Declarations

17. A Historic Night

18. “A Big Sham”

19. A Recusal, a Revelation, and a Rivalry

20. Peak and Valley

21. The Tagliabue Ruling

22. Looming Infamy

The Legacy of Bountygate

· The NFL’s Motives

· Roger Goodell’s Credibility

· Why The Saints? 

· A Final Word

> Coda: Sean Payton, A Second Act

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