Gabe

“Players grunt, coaches yell, and pads and helmets crack, creating a frightening symphony of future early-onset dementia.”
― Nate Jackson, Slow Getting Up: A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile

“How do you replace a legend? You don’t. But in the NFL, you fucking better!”
― Nate Jackson, Slow Getting Up: A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile

“The jugness of the jug" was how he explained Heidegger to Cal, as if that explained anything at all.”
― Edan Lepucki, California

“A football dream is easy to spot. Turn on SportsCenter and they’ll show you what it looks like. Tom Brady’s life. Peyton Manning’s life. Fairy tales. Storybooks. The football dream I had as a child unfolded much differently. But it has still unfolded. Every crease and every line, ever grunt and every pop, I’m playing the game I love. The grass is still green, the hits still hurt, and the ball in flight is still the most beautiful sight I know. I will chase it to the ends of the earth.”
― Nate Jackson, Slow Getting Up: A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile