Playmakers - Season 1 - Eps 8: Down and Distance
Olczyk prepares to face his nemesis: a lightning fast quarterback who runs. Leon must resolve his legal issues to continue playing on the team. Coach George learns that he has prostate cancer. McConnell's halftime hookup comes back to haunt him: she's pregnant and it's his.
About Playmakers
Title: Playmakers
First Air Date: 2003-08-26
Last Air Date: 2003-11-11
Status: Ended
Rating: 4.3/10 (from 9 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 11
Network: ESPN
Genres: Drama, Crime
Production Companies: ESPN Original Entertainment, Orly Adelson Productions, Thanksgiving Day, Imagine Television Studios, Franchise Productions
Synopsis
The series is a gritty ensemble drama about the off-field lives of a group of players on a pro football team and how they deal with the pressure of being on the professional level.
Cast
Tony Denison
Coach George
Omar Gooding
Demetrius Harris
Russell Hornsby
Leon Taylor
Jason Matthew Smith
Eric Olczyk
Marcello Thedford
Kelvin ‘Buffalo’ James
Christopher Wiehl
Derek McConnell
Bruce Gray
Gene Wilbanks
Stephen Bogaert
Phil Chambers