The NFL Brawler is the story of Ralph Cindrich who rose from what was once a poor coal-mining town,  to becoming a Pitt football All-American and a seasoned NFL player who saw all of the game’s pitfalls, including concussions, painkillers, early retirement. He stiff-armed those obstacles en route to becoming one of the biggest power brokers in professional football.

Through his experiences, Ralph was inspired to write the “NFL Brawler”: A Player-Turned-Agent’s Forty Years in the Bloody Trenches of the National Football League, published by Lyons Press. The book takes a look behind the scenes look at the NFL from a former player and agent’s perspective, providing entertaining and insightful stories about players, owners, and other agents.

In “NFL Brawler”, Cindrich takes you inside his entire life, giving you front-row seats for his four decades in the NFL and all those legendary fights that the average fan never gets to see.This book covers the details of Ralph Cindrich's career through all the battles in the NFL. Some of these experiences include: 

• He negotiated the rookie deal for former Pitt Panther’s tackle Bill Fralic — perhaps the best one ever in NFL history — with a cooler of beer and an elaborate plan involving a professional wrestler.
• He once got into a drinking contest with Colts owner Bob Irsay, a man so universally hated that his own mother called him the devil.
• He was inches away from a fistfight with a Super Bowl champion coach, only to have the melee broken up by Cowboys owner Jerry Jones.

You can read more in this book which explains a new, unseen side of the NFL. Contact us today to learn more about Ralph Cindrich's story and start reading the NFL Brawler!