Tedy Bruschi has been a linebacker with the New England Patriots for eleven years, playing in four Super Bowls and winning three. He has also been named to the Pro Bowl. He is an official spokesman for the American Stroke Association. He lives in North Attleboro, Massachusetts, with his wife, Heidi, and their three sons.

Michael Holley is the author of the New York Times bestseller Patriot Reign: Bill Belichick, the Coaches, and the Players Who Built a Champion. A former sports columnist who has worked at the Boston Globe and the Chicago Tribune, he currently cohosts the Dale & Holley show on Boston's WEEI, the No.1-rated sports radio station in America.