Taylor Made

What is it like to be in the NFL?My first play ever in a live NFL game ended up being a play action pass. We broke the huddle and hustled to the line of scrimmage. As I lined upend placed my hand on the ground, I looked up. Lied up right across from me was the Falcon's #1 draft pick that year. Patrick Kerney. It was no big deal, at least on this play anyway. The quarterback bellowed out the cadence and finished with an assertive shout of "hike" ...I kept running towards the sideline to get open. The QB cocked his arm back and then everything slowed down s the ball took flight. It seemed like it took forever before I snatched it out of the air and clutched onto it for dear life. Once it was secured, I turned up field. Out of the corner of my right eye I saw two defenders coming to tackle me. Then, I came up with the genies idea that I was going to hurdle them. So airborne I went.This is just a small excerpt of the stories you will read in these pages. Imagine yourself heading out onto a field for a pro team, or catching the ball in your first NFL game if you've ever dreamed of that moment, or even wondered what it's like to play in the NFL, then you have the right book in your hands. In Taylor Made, Kerry shares the ups and downs of his journey through the National Football League and beyond. This is your opportunity to get an inside, up close and personal view of what it means to be a professional NFL athlete...and beyond