1st & Ten

Zagreb releases a revealing book on the goings-on surrounding the Bulls' various questionable adventures, which depicts the team in a shady light. Tensions run high as the team is returning from the off-season and have a significant investment in maintaining their pristine image. Zagreb's words and allegations concerning the team is making for a good amount of mockery by the press.

The Bulls take a chance on a rehabilitated convict, inviting him to potentially become the team's starting quarterback. In the process, they invite a wave of criticism and controversy from the players and administration alike. The prisoner commits to changing his violent ways for the better, much to the surprise and contentment of his teammates.

A mysterious woman enters T.D.'s life with a lot of troubling and unforeseen baggage, while Jonny Gunn finds himself in the middle of a testy situation when Westwood signs him up for a surgery without his knowledge. Meanwhile, Dr. Death is caught in the middle of a miscommunication involving a gay billionaire.

The Bulls take a chance on a flashy young player whose father insists on being a personal sideline coach to the young star, which inevitably leads to friction between the father and head coach, as well as questions concerning the team's ability to function. Dr. Death is also caught in a trance by a mysterious cult focused on transforming him into a pacifistic purveyor of peace and love.

A romance begins to bud between T.D. and Kristy, though professional obligations convolute the situation, making it much more forbidden the more they both want it. In fact, it seems like every player on the roster is struggling with their own respective dating issues, with amplifying courtships causing confusion and frustration for nearly everyone involved, leading to mass frustrations abound.

Billy Cooper finds himself in a swarm of trouble and bad publicity after a drunken driving incident, leaving his companion in critical condition and himself in a legally-enforced alcoholism recovery program. Ernie finds himself adjacently entangled in some drama of his own when his ex-wife returns with a new husband in tow.

The Bulls are buried beneath an insurmountable scandal involving a star player, who allegedly received bounty incentives for knocking out opponents in exchange of a hefty financial sum. Westwood does everything in his power to keep his name clean and avoid any and all implications of involvement, or worse: direct responsibility.

Some of the Bulls take a gaggle of beautiful women to a house in the woods, though the premises appears to be haunted. With an atmosphere giving off a vibe of impending doom, the players realize they're in over their heads in the remote woods. Back in California, Jonny Gunn's history and reputation are scrutinized after his violent past comes into the national spotlight once again.

While Westwood finds himself on thin ice over an accusation of sexual assault and revealing photographs, Jonny Gunn attempts to begin a relationship with a stripper who has an unhealthy relationship with her manager. Westwood finds himself trapped with few options by a cheerleader with leverage against him, while Gunn becomes a human punching bag for the strip club manager.

The Bulls administration is getting fed up with questionable and shady referee calls, which comes at an especially inconvenient time with the playoffs creeping down their necks. Kristy is forced to confront the commissioner about the perpetuation of shoddy officiating and its potentially illegal influence on the Bulls' dreams of grandeur.

Kristy's estranged husband returns, complicating matters for her personally and professionally. Furthermore, Gunn suffers an injury during practice that puts their championship chances in jeopardy. Making matters worse is her husband's gambling addiction, which takes a negative role on both the play calling and their already tumultuous relationship.

T.D.'s son finds himself in danger after he gets involved with small-time gangsters to support his drug habit. Though Ernie initially attempts to rehabilitate the kid and help him out of his being strong-armed, he is ultimately stabbed in the back, robbed, and maimed by the gangsters. With the wildcard round of the playoffs already underway, this could not have come at a worse time.

A prank-happy Bulls team takes their festivities too far, causing pandemonium and paranoia throughout the roster and administration, to the point that Coach Denardo considers retiring. Meanwhile, Dr. Death joins a program to help terminally-ill children, though his assignment is nothing like what he expected.

Jonny Gunn is kidnapped and held for ransom, leading to team-wide turmoil and national uncertainty as to whether the young and rising star will make it to the approaching championship alive. With the deadline nearing day by day, and Gunn's captors becoming hostile, fans and players alike are struggling to grasp the possibilities that could fall on Gunn and his potentially fatal situation.