{"title":"K. C. Joyner","description":"\u003cp\u003eK. C. JOYNER is a football analytics writer with a 14-year career at ESPN and the author of \u003cem\u003eBlindsided: Why the Left Tackle Is Overrated and Other Contrarian Football Thoughts\u003c\/em\u003e and the Scientific Football book series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoyner contributed to the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Fifth Down blog in 2008 and 2009, having left a career in telecom consulting in 2003 to pursue football writing. His self-published \u003cem\u003eStatistical Football 2005\u003c\/em\u003e launched his career in the field.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen not writing, Joyner covers fantasy football, the NFL, college football, and the NFL Draft, work rooted in the analytical approach that earned him the nickname \"The Football Scientist.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eK. C. lives just outside of Orlando with his wife and two sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eK. C. Joyner’s books are published by Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"blindsided","title":"Blindsided: Why the Left Tackle is Overrated and Other Contrarian Football Thoughts","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eESPN.com Insider KC Joyner, “The Football Scientist,” explores and explodes many of the myths of NFL football \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHave free agency and salary caps put an end to football dynasties? Does it take an elite running back to win a Super Bowl? Which players belong in the Hall of Fame? What defense is the greatest of all time? Does playing creampuffs work for NFL teams? Do coaches have a ten-year shelf life?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eBlindsided,\u003c\/em\u003e pro football’s statistical iconoclast™ challenges conventional wisdom with fact-based and film-based answers to these and many other key NFL questions. Whether you’re a devout fantasy football player, a football fanatic, or a fan who wants the real, straight-from-the-fields-and-films scoop instead of the typical hype and hoopla, this book will inform and transform your thinking about the game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0470124091\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9780470124093\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"K. C. Joyner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43185548722392,"sku":"9780470124093","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/Blindsided_FChigh_mockup_v2_1661183720_3d0694a4-b442-4539-ae0b-aafbe91f0641.jpg?v=1790988107"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-k-c-joyner.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}