Looking for some fine non-fiction to read at the library I saw former NFL wide receiver Cris Carter’s book, Going Deep: How Wide Receivers Became the Most Compelling Figures in Pro Sports. I always respected him as a player and later analyst, plus it sounded like it would cover the years that I was most interested in following the NFL.
Turned out to be a pretty interesting read. I think since his career really spanned my favorite years when football was so much fun for me to watch, that I really found it very interesting. There were a lot of great wide receivers that I had almost forgotten about over the years (I couldn’t name all the run and shoot Oilers anymore).
I really liked how he covered both the ups and downs over the years. His insight on teammate Randy Moss was interesting to read. As a long time Raiders fan, I was kinda bummed by how things had turned out with him, and was glad to get his perspective and opinion on it.
I really found this to be really fun to read and plowed though it very quickly. Good stuff.