About the Author

Mike Westhoff coached for thirty-two seasons in the NFL for the Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets, and New Orleans Saints. He is considered the foremost expert on special teams in the modern NFL. Former coach Rex Ryan and others have campaigned for Westhoff's induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Barry Wilner has been a sports writer for the Associated Press since 1976. He has covered the NFL since 1985 and has been the AP's lead pro football writer since 2001, attending every Super Bowl since 1987. He has covered fourteen Olympics and nine World Cups, as well as major events in tennis, golf, and boxing, and the Stanley Cup Finals. He has written more than seventy books for both adult and youth audiences.

Reviews

"Figure It Out is a hilarious, profane, blunt look at a remarkable NFL career and memorable characters by a master special teams coach and one of the game's best storytellers."
--Judy Battista, reporter and columnist NFL Network and NFL.com

"Figure It Out is a vital addition to football libraries everywhere. Mike's stories from a life in football are spot-on. You'll learn a ton about the game and about so many of the major players in it." --Peter King, NBC Sports football analyst

"I think the world of Mike. He's a dynamic special teams coach and a difference maker on any staff he's been on. All of his statistical numbers and the teams that he has coached give evidence to that. He's an extremely talented teacher." --Sean Payton, former New Orleans Saints coach

"In my opinion, Mike will always go down as the best special teams coach in the history of the NFL. Hall of Fame-type special teams coach. The same type of influence my dad [Buddy Ryan] had in the NFL on defense, and that Bill Walsh had on offense, Mike Westhoff had on special teams." --Rex Ryan, former NFL coach

"We called Mike Westhoff the mad scientist. He changed the game."-- Roger Goodell, NFL commissioner