When Marcus moves to a new town in the dead of summer, he doesnt know a soul. While practicing football for impending tryouts, he strikes up an unlikely friendship with an older man. Charlie is a charismatic prankster—and the best football player Marcus has ever seen. He cant believe his good luck when he finds out that Charlie is actually Charlie Popovich, or the King of Pop, as he had been nicknamed during his career as an NFL linebacker. But thats not all. There is a secret about Charlie that his family is desperate to hide. When Marcus begins school, he meets the starting quarterback on the team Troy Popovich. Right from the beginning, Marcus and Troy disagree—about football, about Troys ex-girlfriend, Alyssa, but most of all about whats good for Charlie.
