Bibliograph

Spies on the sidelines, the high-stakes world of NFL espionage, Kevin Bryant

Type

Label

Spies on the sidelines, the high-stakes world of NFL espionage, Kevin Bryant

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Spies on the sidelines

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1281650478

Responsibility statement

Kevin Bryant

Sub title

the high-stakes world of NFL espionage

Summary

"The first book to fully explore the arsenal of methods NFL teams use to spy on their opponents and the countermeasures used to deter them, Spies on the Sidelines includes incredible stories of covert surveillance, encryption, radio frequency jamming, stolen documents, and more"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Part I : trick plays. Collection during practices -- Locker-room collection and searching for paperwork -- Listening devices -- Miscellaneous game-time collection -- Elicitation -- Insider information -- Part II : the core of the playbook. Advance scouting -- Debriefs -- Signals collection -- Open-source and media collection -- Part III : the draft and free agency. Draft prospects -- Opponents' draft targets -- Pro scouting -- The AFL and NFL fight over players -- Part IV : a case study of the Cheatriots and the league that enables them. Spygate -- The skeletons in the closet -- Deflategate

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