| Dick Estell The Radio Reader Public Radio's Reading Program |
| (fiction) |
| Airs February 11 thru March 6, 2008 |
Rick Dockery was the third-string quarterback for the Cleveland Browns. In the
AFC championship game against Denver, to the surprise and dismay of virtually
everyone, Rick actually got into the game. With a 17-point lead and just minutes
to go, Rick provided what was arguably the worst single performance in the
history of the NFL. Overnight, he became a national laughingstock and, of course,
was immediately cut by the Browns and shunned by all the other teams.
But all Rick knows is football, and he insists that his agent, Arnie, find a team that
needs him. Against enormous odds Arnie finally locates just such a team and
informs Rick that, miraculously, he can in fact now be a starting quarterback.
Great, says Rick----for which team?
The Mighty Panthers of Parma, Italy.
AFC championship game against Denver, to the surprise and dismay of virtually
everyone, Rick actually got into the game. With a 17-point lead and just minutes
to go, Rick provided what was arguably the worst single performance in the
history of the NFL. Overnight, he became a national laughingstock and, of course,
was immediately cut by the Browns and shunned by all the other teams.
But all Rick knows is football, and he insists that his agent, Arnie, find a team that
needs him. Against enormous odds Arnie finally locates just such a team and
informs Rick that, miraculously, he can in fact now be a starting quarterback.
Great, says Rick----for which team?
The Mighty Panthers of Parma, Italy.
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