{"product_id":"9780063297869","title":"Out of the Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eO'Connor, Ian\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\/20\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInstant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A masterwork. ... O'Connor answers every question, deftly and deeply, that we've had about the most controversial person in America's biggest game.\" —Peter King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this definitive sports biography, four-time \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Ian O’Connor pulls back the curtain on four-time NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers, delivering a complete portrait of the legendary yet mysterious quarterback who has astonished, befuddled, yet always captivated fans of America’s #1 sport.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAaron Rodgers is among the two or three most talented players to ever hold the most important job in American team sports – quarterback. He also stands as the most mysterious and polarizing figure in the modern-day national pastime, an American football icon like no other.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom his controversial Covid stance to his methods of spiritual awakening, his much-discussed family estrangement, and his high-profile romances to his devastating Achilles injury a mere four plays into his New York Jets career, Rodgers has long dominated the NFL’s news cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt thirty-nine, in search of a challenge that would rejuvenate him, Rodgers left the iconic Green Bay Packers of Vince Lombardi fame for the Jets, who have not appeared in a Super Bowl since Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon. This compelling chapter in NFL history made Rodgers the biggest story in the biggest league in the biggest market. By far.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat story only got bigger when Rodgers shockingly went down on the night of 9\/11, in front of a packed house that roared for him when he took the field carrying an American flag, and in front of the biggest Monday Night Football audience in ESPN history, peaking at more than 25 million viewers across all platforms. Rodgers then shocked the world by pulling off the fastest recorded comeback from an Achilles tear, returning to practice eleven weeks after surgery. Remarkably enough, he would have played again in the 2023 season, at age 40, had the Jets remained in playoff contention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on hundreds of original interviews for this landmark Aaron Rodgers biography, Ian O’Connor pulls back the curtain to answer the most penetrating questions about the league’s most enigmatic player. Just like he did in his defining bios of Bill Belichick, Mike Krzyzewski, Derek Jeter, Jack Nicklaus, and Arnold Palmer, O’Connor reveals all sides of an all-time great and delivers a portrait of a complex man that will forever shape the way he is viewed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut who is the real Aaron Rodgers behind the NFL news cycle?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Making of a Legend:\u003c\/b\u003e Follow Rodgers’s unlikely journey from an overlooked college prospect to a four-time NFL MVP with the Green Bay Packers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Brett Favre Succession:\u003c\/b\u003e Explore the complicated and tense transition of power in Green Bay, as one iconic quarterback replaced another.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBehind the Controversies:\u003c\/b\u003e Gain new insight into the events that have made Rodgers a polarizing figure, from his Covid stance to his public family estrangement.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe New York Jets Saga:\u003c\/b\u003e Uncover the full story of his dramatic move to New York, the devastating Achilles injury four plays in, and his unprecedented attempt at a comeback.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46128496673023,"sku":"9780063297869","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780063297869_s600x595.jpg?v=1780331149","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780063297869","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}