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Jason Elam was responsible for a good chunk of the Broncos’ highlights last season. Outside of Brandon Marshall’s exciting play, Elam was about the best thing Denver had going.
A 7-9 year could have just as easily been 3-13 if it wasn’t for Elam’s last-second heroics.
For 15 years, the Broncos kicker has been nothing but dependable — making 395 field goals (80 percent of the 490 he attempted) and 601 of 604 extra points he tried (that adds up 1,185 points in case you are wondering).
So, when I heard “Old Reliable” wrote a book, I figured, as I Broncos fan, I am in his debt and the least I could do was give it a read.
Knowing Elam’s interest in world religions and the intriguing “Monday Night Jihad” title, I figured it would be educational. I was also pretty curious to see how the All-Pro kicker could write.
So, after taking in the 350-page fiction thriller, I have to admit I was pretty impressed.
The book was entertaining, a story of Riley Covington, a linebacker from the Air Force Academy who plays for the Colorado Mustangs — a.k.a. the Broncos.
Covington is reunited with his military past when Platte River Stadium (a.k.a. Mile High) is attacked by suicide bombers of an extremist Islamic group and he agrees to help figure out who is behind the attacks and where they are going to strike next.
It was an action-packed book, flashing back and forth between Covington’s adventures and those of the master suicide bomber. Both men are driven by and conflicted by their faiths, and it was interesting to see both sides of a centuries-old battle.
While reading about the horrors of what a stadium bombing would be like was deeply disturbing, the plot proved to be a page-turner and I was amazed at the amount of military detail.
Turns out, Elam is not just your average kicker; the guy has friends and family in the military, had a college roommate who was a former Muslim, avidly studies Middle East affairs and wrote the book with a pastor from Denver. Oh, and he’s working on his master’s in global apologetics at Liberty Theological Seminary.
How does he have time to bail the Broncos out at the end of all those games?
The book is also filled with little tidbits any Bronco fan would enjoy — like what it is like to talk back to and win in front of the rowdy Bay Area Bandit fans and beat their “tyrannical owner.”
Hmm, I wonder who he was referring to?
Elam also flashed his a sense of humor when he makes an analogy about Covington’s chances of being in a meaningful relationship with a woman being as likely as the “Detroit Wildcats’” chances of getting to the PFL Cup (a.k.a Super Bowl).
“Monday Night Jihad” is the first in the Riley Covington series and I would be lying if I said I wasn’t I wasn’t going to read all that follow.
Contact Joelle Milholm: 384-9124
jmilholm@postindependent.com
A 7-9 year could have just as easily been 3-13 if it wasn’t for Elam’s last-second heroics.
For 15 years, the Broncos kicker has been nothing but dependable — making 395 field goals (80 percent of the 490 he attempted) and 601 of 604 extra points he tried (that adds up 1,185 points in case you are wondering).
So, when I heard “Old Reliable” wrote a book, I figured, as I Broncos fan, I am in his debt and the least I could do was give it a read.
Knowing Elam’s interest in world religions and the intriguing “Monday Night Jihad” title, I figured it would be educational. I was also pretty curious to see how the All-Pro kicker could write.
So, after taking in the 350-page fiction thriller, I have to admit I was pretty impressed.
The book was entertaining, a story of Riley Covington, a linebacker from the Air Force Academy who plays for the Colorado Mustangs — a.k.a. the Broncos.
Covington is reunited with his military past when Platte River Stadium (a.k.a. Mile High) is attacked by suicide bombers of an extremist Islamic group and he agrees to help figure out who is behind the attacks and where they are going to strike next.
It was an action-packed book, flashing back and forth between Covington’s adventures and those of the master suicide bomber. Both men are driven by and conflicted by their faiths, and it was interesting to see both sides of a centuries-old battle.
While reading about the horrors of what a stadium bombing would be like was deeply disturbing, the plot proved to be a page-turner and I was amazed at the amount of military detail.
Turns out, Elam is not just your average kicker; the guy has friends and family in the military, had a college roommate who was a former Muslim, avidly studies Middle East affairs and wrote the book with a pastor from Denver. Oh, and he’s working on his master’s in global apologetics at Liberty Theological Seminary.
How does he have time to bail the Broncos out at the end of all those games?
The book is also filled with little tidbits any Bronco fan would enjoy — like what it is like to talk back to and win in front of the rowdy Bay Area Bandit fans and beat their “tyrannical owner.”
Hmm, I wonder who he was referring to?
Elam also flashed his a sense of humor when he makes an analogy about Covington’s chances of being in a meaningful relationship with a woman being as likely as the “Detroit Wildcats’” chances of getting to the PFL Cup (a.k.a Super Bowl).
“Monday Night Jihad” is the first in the Riley Covington series and I would be lying if I said I wasn’t I wasn’t going to read all that follow.
Contact Joelle Milholm: 384-9124
jmilholm@postindependent.com
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