The diary of an NFL player
One full year, written from inside the league. The money, the cuts, the comebacks, and the stuff nobody warns you about. This is 4th & Goal.
There’s one full-year journal of an NFL career. This is it.
I got cut twelve times. I made the money young and watched teammates lose theirs. So I wrote it all down, every day, for a year: the meetings, the cuts, the money decisions, the comebacks. 4th & Goal is that journal, turned into the playbook I wish someone had handed me as a rookie.
What you’re getting
A full NFL year, in real time
The actual record of a season as it happened. No hindsight, no rewrite, no highlight reel.
What nobody explains
What you really make, what you actually keep, and the decisions that decide which one wins.
Cut twelve times
The comebacks, the mindset, and what it takes to stay in the league when the odds say you won’t.
The lessons behind the stories
What you actually make
Preseason checks vs. a roster spot, and why one game can be the difference between a car wash and a career.
What you actually keep
Taxes, agents, lifestyle creep, and the quiet ways the money disappears if you let it.
How to survive the cut
The mindset that keeps you in the league, and the one that gets you back after they let you go.
Building something that lasts
Turning a short career into a long life, the brand, the story, and the wealth that outlast the game.
Rookies & draft hopefuls
Learn the game off the field before it starts, so the first big check isn’t the last time you have money.
Veterans & the people around them
Protect what you built and plan the transition before it arrives, not after.
Coaches, agents & teams
The book to put in every player’s hands, and the story that makes the lesson stick.
Foreword by Dan Orlovsky
ESPN analyst and 12-year NFL quarterback. Join the readers who’ve rated 4th & Goal on Amazon.
Jed Collins
Seven seasons in the NFL as a fullback. Certified Financial Planner®. Founder of Money Vehicle and a nationwide speaker who’s worked with 50+ pro teams and NCAA programs. He made the money young, kept it, and now teaches the athletes coming up how to do the same.
Before you buy
What formats can I get?
Paperback and ebook on Amazon, plus an audiobook read by Jed.
How does it ship?
Fulfilled by Amazon, so it ships wherever Amazon ships, on Amazon’s timelines.
Bulk or team orders?
Ordering for a locker room, class, or program? Email jedidiah@fullbackoffinance.com and we’ll set it up.
Read the year that changed everything
4th & Goal. The diary of an NFL player, from the guy who lived it and figured out how to keep what he made.