The Rookie Patched - Percy West

The coach removed his sunglasses. Behind them, tired eyes that had seen a thousand rookies come and go.

The coach looked him up and down. Percy’s boots were scuffed, his practice jersey a faded #14 from a high school that no longer had a football program. percy west the rookie

Percy West has never been the biggest, fastest, or most talented player on the field. What he has is an uncanny ability to read defenses and a quiet, unshakable resolve. Hailing from Millbrook, a faded farming town in Nebraska, Percy accepts a late-walk-on spot at North Central University (NCU), a once-proud football program now mired in losing seasons and locker room discord. The coach removed his sunglasses