Spies on the Sidelines
The High-Stakes World of NFL Espionage
Zusammenfassung
The first book to fully explore the extraordinary covert actions NFL teams are willing to take in order to win.
Spies disguised as priests. Secret surveillance of targets’ movements. Radio frequency jamming. Tapped telephones. These might sound like acts of espionage right out of the Cold War or a spy movie—but in fact came straight from the National Football League.
In Spies on the Sidelines: The High-Stakes World of NFL Espionage, Kevin Bryant provides the first in-depth investigation of spying in professional football, as well as the countermeasures utilized to defend against these threats. Spanning across all teams and eras, Bryant shines a light on the shady world of NFL reconnaissance—from clandestine photography and hidden draft prospects to listening devices and stolen documents—along with the permissible, if sometimes questionable, spy techniques teams utilize day in and day out to gain an advantage over their opponents.
Written by a former Special Agent with decades of experience collecting and safeguarding information for the Department of Defense, Spies on the Sidelines reveals that, behind the game-day action, professional football can be as cloak-and-dagger as American intelligence agencies. This fascinating and expansive compilation of NFL spy anecdotes exposes the extraordinary measures teams are willing to take in order to win.
Schlagworte
NFL Spies National Football League Tom Brady Joe Montana Intelligence Gathering NFL espionage NFL spying New York Jets Patriots Peyton Manning Mike Shanahan Spygate Steve Young Ravens Roger Goodell Weeb Ewbank advance scouting DeMarcus Ware Drew Brees John Elway Bill Belichick Jim Harbaugh 49ers Colts Broncos Browns Buffalo Bills Al Davis Chargers American Football League Dallas Cowboys sports spies signals collection skunking media collection cheating in football game footage code breaking collection techniques college draft football espionage football spying draft prospects debriefing deflategateKeywords
espionage- 205–210 Epilogue 205–210
- 211–224 Notes 211–224
- 225–234 Bibliography 225–234
- 235–246 Index 235–246
- 247–248 About the Author 247–248