An ordinary man stumbles across a terrible secret, which places his life in great jeopardy.

When his army unit is ambushed during the first Gulf War, Sergeant Raymond Shaw saves his fellow soldiers just as his commanding officer, Major Ben Marco, is knocked unconscious. Using the incident for political gain, Shaw eventually becomes a vice-presidential nominee, but Marco is haunted by dreams of what really happened in Iraq. As Marco investigates, the story begins to unravel. He begins to figure that the entire unit was kidnapped and brainwashed...

Will pro football ever be the same after a bunch of blue collar guys step into the shoes of striking players? The newest gridiron stars are a washed-out All-American, a motormouth receiver and a nicotine-wired kicker, among others, recruited by a veteran coach.