Every Day Is Sunday

How Jerry Jones, Robert Kraft, and Roger Goodell Turned the NFL into a Cultural & Economic Juggernaut

De: Ken Belson

Narrado por: Mark Linn-Baker

From veteran New York Times Business & NFL reporter, Ken Belson, a deeply-reported account of how the NFL’s Commissioner, Roger Goodell, and its two most powerful owners, Jerry Jones & Robert Kraft, turned the league into a cultural phenomenon.

On February 11, 2024, NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell, & the league’s two most powerful owners, Jerry Jones & Robert Kraft, looked down at the spectacle before them. What they saw was the sport’s championship game, the Super Bowl—now a de facto national holiday—being played in a shiny new $2B stadium, home to the first franchise based in Las Vegas, after the league’s embrace of nationwide gambling. The moment was over 30 years in the making. As one of Goodell's colleagues said: “Roger doesn’t view the other leagues as competition. He wants to be mentioned with Disney and the Vatican, these massive institutions.”

In Every Day Is Sunday, Ken Belson traces the evolution of the league from “one of the four US professional sports,” to the superpower it is today. Belson illustrates how the league’s rise coincided with the arrival of Jones & Kraft in the early 90’s. He provides an inside look on how these two men reshaped the league, taking readers into the secretive owner’s meeting, how they decided Goodell was the right man to place as Commissioner, and how the three built, wielded, and held on to their collective power.

Perfect for fans of The Dynasty and Big Game, Belson provides a unique peek behind the curtain of how America’s favorite sport achieved its status—and how these three men let nothing stand in their way.

©2025 Ken Belson (P)2025 Grand Central Publishing

Reseñas de la Crítica

"Football diehards and casual fans alike will find plenty of interest in this dexterous blend of analysis, character study, and behind-the-scenes color."—Kirkus Reviews

"If you want to know exactly how the biggest and richest sport in America really works, Every Day is Sunday is the perfect book. Groundbreaking. Stunning in its breadth and detail. No one can surpass what Belson produces with every page: his inside, granular knowledge of the real power brokers of the game--Goodell, Kraft, Jones, Tagliabue--and how the league has left every sport in America in the dust."—Peter King, Award-winning Sportswriter and Bestselling Author

"Few reporters understand the inner workings of the owners and league like Ken Belson. He’s well sourced and doesn’t pull punches. His book shows how the NFL's sausage is made."—Mark Leibovich, Staff Writer for The Atlantic, and New York Times bestselling author of Big Game: The NFL in Dangerous Times