# @whyy on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DcRvbIZxCwe
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69394616-whyy-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/81bfa21028.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-08-20T21:36:24.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** WHYY (@whyy) — https://gondola.cc/whyy

## Caption

Back in 1963, sports journalist George Plimpton went into the Detroit Lions training camp as a rookie quarterback. Nearly 40 years later his novel, “Paper Lion,” would inspire Wall Street Journal’s Stefan Fatsis to try to find his own way into the NFL.

stefan.fatsis tells David Greene what kick-started his book “A Few Seconds of Panic” and how he convinced the NFL to let him in.

#NFL #Football #GeorgePlimpton #SportsinAmerica #DetroitLions

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## Tags

detroitlions, georgeplimpton, sportsinamerica, nfl, football

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