George
Clooney pulls double duty once again in this sports-oriented
romantic comedy set against the formation of professional
football in the 1920s. Dodge Connelly (Clooney) is a brash
and handsome gridiron giant who is equally comfortable leading
his team in a barroom brawl or charging for a touchdown in
a packed stadium. But when Connelly's team loses their sponsor
and the entire league appears set to collapse, the quick-thinking
jock attempts a creative late-game comeback. If Connelly can
convince former college football star and decorated war hero
Carter Rutherford (John Krasinski) to join
the team, there may be hope for the ill-fated team after all.