One mans odyssey into the brutal hive of the National Football LeagueAs an unsigned free agent who rose through the practice squad to the starting lineup of the Denver Broncos, Nate Jackson took the path of thousands of unknowns before him to carve out a professional football career twice as long as the average player. Through his story recounted herefrom scouting combines to preseason cuts to byzantine film studies to glorious touchdown catcheseven knowledgeable football fans will glean a new, starkly humanized understanding of the NFLs workweek. Fast-paced, lyrical, dirty, and hilariously unvarnished, Slow Getting Up is an unforgettable look at the real lives of Americas best athletes putting their bodies and minds through hell.