Never Shut Up
The Life, Opinions, and Unexpected Adventures of an NFL Outlier
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Publisher Description
Ex-NFL player, gentleman scholar, and Fox Sports personality Marcellus Wiley sucks you into a world of inner-city violence, Ivy League intrigue, and pro-football escapades that's one part touching, one part hilarious, and all parts impossible to put down.
Marcellus Wiley has never had a problem expressing his opinion, whether it was growing up in Compton with a football tucked under his arm, or going to college at Columbia University, where he learned to survive Advanced Calculus and self-important pseudo-intellectuals. Or making it to the NFL against all odds, where he put together a ten-year career of massive paydays, massive painkillers, and massive sacks of everyone from Steve Young to Peyton Manning.
Now, in Never Shut Up, Fox Sports' hottest rising persona doesn't hold back as he goes off on everything that's controversial with the game today, from concussions to political protests to inherent violence that's worse than the hood he grew up in. Not because he hates football, but because he wants to save it.
Marcellus has never held back, even when a lot of people wanted him to. Now, he's letting it all hang out--right there on each page. Way more than just another book about the latest NFL scandals, this warm, moving, and genuinely funny story of awkward transitions, family loyalty, fame, fortune, and failure will make you fall in love with Marcellus--and football--all over again.
In Never Shut Up, Marcellus will take you on a truly unique journey from Crenshaw to Broadway to the Buffalo Bills and back again, sometimes making you laugh, sometimes making you cry, but always leaving you entertained.
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Former All-Pro NFL star Wiley shares his rags-to-riches story in this powerful memoir, beginning with his childhood in gang-ruled South Central L.A., where he felt surrounded by violence and people with "low ambition." A late bloomer, he bulked up physically playing high school football and, in 1992, was accepted to and attended Columbia University and studied sociology, choosing quality of education over a college football program. From there, Wiley writes of his post-graduation career as he joined the NFL as the 52nd pick of the second round of the 1997 draft for the Buffalo Bills, then shuffled between the San Diego Chargers, Dallas Cowboys, and Jacksonville Jaguars as a defensive end. Following his retirement in 2006, he landed a cohost spot on ESPN's SportsNation before leaving for Fox Sports in 2018. Throughout, he is vocal on the mental and physical health of post-NFL players, the financial future of the athletes, the debate over players kneeling during the national anthem, and his pain-filled days after leaving the gridiron ("By the time I retired from pro football, I was like Pablo Escobar with all the dope I had stored up," he writes upon discovering old bottles of painkillers). Bold, chatty, and irreverent, Wiley's memoir is an excellent look at life during and after pro football.
Customer Reviews
Dat Dude lives up to his name
Just finished reading this book. Been following Marcellus since his time NFL live and continued following him through his radio and tv career. This book was enlightening and fascinating while living up to who Marcellus is. This book is inspiring and humbling while sharing a piece of his life with us. Definitely recommend you read and enjoy it. I gained greater respect for him and others who have done the same.
Wow!
Amazing read! Can’t wait for the next book Mr. Wiley!!!