In NEVER GIVE UP:  My Stroke, My Recovery and My Return to the NFL, Bruschi, along with best-selling author and radio personality Michael Holley, reveals how he and his family faced the physical and emotional challenges of this life-threatening event and how he managed to rejoin the team just eight months later–earning himself a share of the Comeback Player of the Year Award and full ownership of the prestigious Ed Block Courage Award.

From the morning of the stroke and his initial plans to retire through his rehabilitation and ultimate decision to return to the NFL, Bruschi shares his incredible personal journey of recovery, including powerful insights he gained from his experiences as well as the support and encouragement he’s given to other stroke survivors.  NEVER GIVE UP also details the long aftermath of his recovery, how it challenged his faith, his marriage, and his career.