<p><b>#1 <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER</b><br><br>After providing what is arguably the worst single performance in the history of the NFL, third-string quarterback Rick Dockery becomes a national laughingstock. Cut by the Cleveland Browns, and shunned by every other team, Rick insists that his agent find a team that <i>does</i> need him. Against enormous odds, Rick lands a job&mdash;as the <i>starting </i>quarterback for the Mighty Panthers . . . of Parma, Italy. The Parma Panthers desperately want a former NFL player&mdash;any former NFL player&mdash;at their helm. And now they&rsquo;ve got Rick, who knows nothing about Parma (not even where it is) and doesn&rsquo;t speak a word of Italian. To say that Italy&mdash;the land of fine wines, extremely small cars, and <i>football americano</i>&mdash;holds a few surprises for Rick Dockery would be something of an understatement.</p>