Wall Street Journal sports reporter Stefan Fatsis infiltrated the insular world of competitive Scrabble players in his New York Times bestseller, Word Freak. With A Few Seconds of Panic, he explores an entirely different subculture: that of professional football. Over three months in 2006, Fatsis became a Denver Bronco, training with the team and living with the players, expected to perform all the drills and regimens required of his mates. The result is a candid look at the mind of the modern pro athlete and the inner workings of a storied sports franchise.