Jay Foreman's entire life revolved around football-from the moment he was born to an NFL great to the day he retired from his own professional football career. In between, his many successes were paired with some hard lessons. His honest look back reveals the cost of being a champion.
In this in-depth personal memoir, Jay explores his football career and how it changed him, describing his unique childhood and his life before, during, and after his time in the NFL. He was ready for some of the challenges-but others knocked this accomplished linebacker completely off his feet.
With his father's legacy at his back, Jay proved himself as a Nebraska Cornhusker, where he was a starting member of the 1995 and 1997 championship teams. He went on to play with the newly established Houston Texans in the NFL, but the addictive professional-athlete lifestyle soon took its toll. He could get anything he wanted, and this changed him-and it changed the people around him.
Today, Jay focuses on nonprofit work in Lincoln, Nebraska, where he has established the Foreman Foundation. His raw and real life story offers an illuminating glimpse into the joys-and perils-celebrity status affords.
About the Author: Jay Foreman spent eight years in the NFL, where he played for the Buffalo Bills, Houston Texans, New York Giants, and San Francisco 49ers.
His college-ball days were spent at the University of Nebraska, where he was a four-year letter winner and starting linebacker during two championship wins. Fourteenth on the Huskers' all-time tackles chart, he was a semifinalist for the Dick Butkus award. He joined the Houston Texans during the team's first years as a franchise, serving as team captain for three seasons. In his professional career, he made two postseason appearances and recorded a grand total of 937 tackles.
Foreman studied business at Nebraska. He currently lives in Nebraska, where he established the Foreman Foundation. He is involved in numerous charitable endeavors, including autism awareness, diabetes prevention, and food drives. He and his wife, Allison, collectively have four children.
