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Happy Fourth Weekend from Go Long. We've got a special offer inside.
Good morning, readers.
Here’s hoping you’re able to grill right on through this glorious American weekend. Play the country music loudly on the JBL. Wave the flag. Win your neighborhood fireworks battle.
We here at Go Long just wanted to thank you again for making us part of your life. Training camps begin soon. As I chip away at our 2024 Season Preview pieces, here’s an offer in the spirit of the greatest country on earth
New readers: Subscribe to Go Long annually, at $50, and I’ll send you a signed copy of “The Blood and Guts: How Tight Ends Save Football.”
Current subscribers: Gift a membership, or re-up yourself for another year, and I’ll do the same.
Nothing screams U-S-A quite like Ditka and Gronk and Shockey and Ozzie and Kittle. I think you’ll love this cross-country search for the sport’s soul. Simply email me your mailing info at golongtd@gmail.com upon subscribing, and I’ll send you B & G. You can read excerpts from the book at this link if you’d like as well.
Thrilled to share another round of our magazine-style stories with you soon.
Our goal — always — is to bring you as close as possible to real pro football.
Here are a handful of features past if you’re looking to catch up on some reading pre- or post-burgers, brats ‘n beers this weekend. Happy Fourth, everyone.
Our profile of Zay Jones that recently placed first in the long feature category of the APSE’s annual writing contest:
More player profiles:
A trio of quarterbacks who faced their own demons:
We all saw Damar Hamlin come back to life on MNF. But who is the Bills safety? We sat down for wings ahead of his rookie year:
Is Caleb Williams everything the Chicago Bears have been missing for 100 years?
There’s always two versions of the NFL — perception on Twitter and what really goes down. Our hope is to lift up the curtain:
