Shrewd owners. Unyielding players. NFL football reimagined. When collective bargaining agreement negotiations between clever National Football League owners and their resolute players go sideways, one franchise owner reveals his ace in the hole: Humanoids. But not just any humanoids. These humanoids were produced with the sole intention of wreaking havoc on turf. And because the next NFL season hangs in the balance, the owners have no choice but to put their robots’ prowess to the test. Will this unprecedented fusion of technology and manufactured athleticism be any match for—and possibly even replace—the living, breathing, modern-day greats who make the NFL what it is today? The owners have everything to gain, while the players have everything to lose. “When my old teammate Scott Conover told me about his idea for this story, I thought it sounded pretty cool. The idea of players that could be replaced by robots is mind blowing.” — BARRY SANDERS, Detroit Lions Running Back and Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductee “Anyone who loves sports and is tired of the ‘algorithms’ that rule our lives will appreciate this entertaining and illuminating novel. I couldn’t put it down.” AMY NEWMARK , Author and Editor-in-Chief, Chicken Soup for the Soul “The football is as authentic as humanly possible in AI Turf .” — NEAL RUBIN, columnist , Detroit Free Press Author Biography United by a shared passion for the written word, the Conovers met during a chance encounter in 2004 and later married in 2007. Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fifth round of the 1991 NFL Draft, Scott Conover was born and raised in Freehold, New Jersey, and is a graduate of Purdue University in Indiana. Scott played six seasons with the Lions before writing a children's book and going on to pursue a career in the culinary arts. Scott remains active in the NFL Legends community and continues to share his love of the game through youth football clinics and camps. A born and bred Michigander, Courtney Conover is a graduate of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. A former narrator for the International Auto Show Tour, Courtney was a television reporter for a CBS affiliate in Columbia, South Carolina, before returning to Michigan and becoming a certified yoga instructor. She’s also a 19-time contributor to the Chicken Soup for the Soul book series. AI Turf is the couple’s collaborative literary debut. The Conovers have a son, Scotty, and a daughter, Kennedy.