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The Cut.(Brief article)(Book review)
The Cut WIL MARA. St. Martin's/Dunne, $24.95 (288p) ISBN 978-0-312-35930-0
The second entry (after The Draft) in Mara's National Football League series captures little of the excitement and drama of professional football. Prosaic and predictable, the novel follows the machinations of an unscrupulous head coach as he manipulates a devoted sports agent, his saintly client and three down-on-their-luck free agents. When Barry Sturtz asks the Giants to renegotiate the contract of his client, star tight end T.J. Brookman, Giants' management, on the advice of head coach Alan Gray, refuses. Brookman boycotts training camp, and Gray invites three free agents to camp to …
