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  Turf Wars.    DeMaurice Smith. The Fight for the Soul of America’s game.   The NFL has a rich history that goes back for decades.     In that time, the league only produced three commissioners that help the owners to grow the sport and make money for all stakeholders, namely the owners.     On the other side of the owners are the players or the labor.     Since they are unionized, they have an executive director to guide them.     There have only been a handful of NFLPA executive directors since the modern formation of the NFL was established.    Therefore, when former NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith, author of Turf Wars, decided to write a tell all book about his fifteen years in office, it was an unprecedented moment in sports literature.    The subtitle for this book perhaps hints at another book about the game of football.     However, the author has go...

  Football Done Right.   Michael Lombardi.    Setting the Record Straight on the Coaches, Players, and History of the NFL.    Michael Lombardi has lived, enjoyed and endured a bit of a peculiar football life.    He was a college football player and long-time front office wizard serving as general manager for several NFL franchises.   Now an author of two books, including Football Done Right, he brings his vast knowledge of the game and its history to print.  Make no mistake, this is a hard-core football book.    A lot of lists included, some history lessons imposed, and a touch of personal life experiences mixed throughout the odyssey.   The book comes across as disjointed at times.  It goes from one chapter to the next without a strong connection and then finally jumps into a list of 100 best football players, at least according to the author.       The...