Derrick Brooks
Derrick Brooks was born in Pensacola, Florida, United States on April 18th, 1973 and is the Football Player. At the age of 51, Derrick Brooks biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Derrick Dewan Brooks (born April 18, 1973) is a former American football linebacker who competed in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons.
He played college football for Florida State University and was twice voted a consensus All-American.
In the first round of the 1995 NFL Draft, he was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he spent his entire professional career.
Brooks, an eleven-time Pro Bowl pick and nine-time All-Pro, was named AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2002 and received a championship ring with the Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXVII.
He was later appointed to the 2000s all-decade defensive team.
In 2014, he was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
From 2011 to 2017, he was the co-owner and president of the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League.
Early years
Brooks attended Washington High School in Pensacola, Florida. Brooks carried Pensacola to the state playoff semifinals in 1991, where they lost to the eventual champion Manatee Hurricanes of Bradenton, Florida. He was elected to the Florida High School Athletic Association All-Century Team in 2007, which selected the Top 33 players in the state of Florida's history.
Personal life
Brooks is married and has four children. Brooks is a Christian.
Derrick Brooks is the founder of the Brooks Bunch charity and youth scholarship fund in the Tampa Bay area. He has taken local youth from around the world and South Africa with the intention of bringing a first-hand experience or a "mobile classroom." Brooks and fellow Pro Football Hall of Fame member Edward J. DeBartolo Jr. were both instrumental in the establishment of the Brooks-DeBartolo Collegiate High School in Tampa.
Brooks is best known for his charitable work and his promotion of the importance of education. He was co-recipient of the 2000 Walter Payton Man of the Year Award and was appointed by Governor Jeb Bush to the Florida State University Board of Trustees in 2003.
College career
He played for the Seminoles from 1991 to 1994 when attending Florida State University. He was a four-year letterman, a consensus first-team All-American his junior and senior years, and a three-time first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) pick. He went from safety as a freshman to linebacker as a sophomore. He was a member of the 1993 Seminoles National Championship team. He finished his career with 274 tackles, five interceptions, 8.5 sacks, 13 passes defensed, four forced fumbles, and three intercepted three interceptions.
In November 2010, Florida State retired the Seminoles jersey number ten in honor of Brooks.
Professional career
In the first round (28th overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected Brooks. The Buccaneers traded both of their second-round picks (46th overall and 63rd overall) to the Dallas Cowboys for their first-round pick (28th overall) and used the pick to draft Brooks. Brooks was the second linebacker drafted in the 1995 NFL Draft, behind Washington State's Mark Fields (13th overall).
Brooks spent 14 years with the Buccaneers and is widely regarded as one of the best players in franchise history and one of the best linebackers in NFL history. Brooks played in 221 of 224 games from 1995 to 2008, totaling 1,698 tackles, 13.5 interceptions, 25 touchdowns, and six touchdowns (tied for the most in NFL history by a linebacker with Bobby Bell). He was voted into the Pro Bowl 11 times, including ten straight from 1997 to 2006, and he was the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2002, leading the team to their first Super Bowl victory in Super Bowl XXII.
Brooks appeared in 13 of 16 games as a rookie in 1995. He finished the season with 78 tackles, a sack, and Pro Football Weekly and Pro Football Writers Association first-team all-rookie awards. He appeared in all 16 games and finished with a team-leading 132 tackles and his first career interception. Brooks made his Pro Bowl debut in 1997 after posting 144 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and two interceptions in 16 games. After a season of 156 tackles and an interception, Brooks had another Pro Bowl appearance in 1998.
Brooks made the Pro Bowl for the third time in his career in 1999 and was named on the first team All-Pro selection for the first time in his career. He had 153 tackles, two sacks, and four interceptions for the season. Brooks made his fourth straight trip to the Pro Bowl and his second straight All-Pro pick in 2000. He finished the season with 140 tackles, a fury, and his first career touchdown on a 34-yard interception by Minnesota Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper. Brooks was also recognized by the Chicago Bears' Jim Flanigan for his community service contributions as well as his athletic excellence. After collecting 112 tackles and three interceptions, Brooks made his fifth straight Pro Bowl appearance in 2001.
Brooks' best season came in 2002. He was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press in 2009 and helped the Buccaneers win the franchise's first Super Bowl. For the sixth time, he was the first-team All-Pro pick and made his sixth consecutive Pro Bowl appearance, while his third consecutive All-Pro selection was announced for the third time. He had 117 tackles, five interceptions, and a return to a linebacker, four touchdowns (one off a fumble and three on interceptions). In Super Bowl XXVII, the Buccaneers defeated the Oakland Raiders 48-21 for an interception. Rich Gannon, the Oakland quarterback, returned an interception off of Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon 44 yards for the clinching touchdown.
Brooks broke Lee Roy Selmon's record for the most consecutive Pro Bowl appearances with seven years. He finished the season with 102 tackles, a sack, two interceptions, and two interceptions, as well as a touchdown intercept. After making 137 tackles, three sacks, and an intercept, Brooks earned his eighth straight Pro Bowl selection and fifth-team All-Pro pick in 2004. Brooks made his ninth straight Pro Bowl appearance and his sixth first-team All-Pro selection in 2005. He finished the season with 125 tackles, three sacks, and an interceptor.
In Brooks' 10th straight Pro Bowl, he was voted MVP after returning a Trent Green interception 59 yards for a touchdown to win the NFC. He had 121 tackles, three interceptions, and a touchdown during the regular season. Brooks had 109 tackles in 2007 but was not eligible for the first time since 1996. In Brooks' last year with the Buccaneers, he had 73 tackles and an interceptor, as well as his 11th Pro Bowl selection. The 11 Pro Bowls are ranked second in NFL history by a linebacker.
Brooks was released by the Buccaneers on February 25, 2009. On that day, he was one of five veterans to be released by the Buccaneers. Joey Galloway and Ike Hilliard, running back Warrick Dunn, and linebacker Cato June were among the others. Head Coach Jon Gruden and General Manager Bruce Allen had previously been fired by the Buccaneers, and they were looking to create a younger team under Raheem Morris and Mark Dominik's influence. Brooks never skipped a game in his 14 years in Tampa Bay, totaling 224 games. He was the starting linebacker for 208 of those games, a NFL record for the position and the second longest streak for any linebacker in NFL history.
Brooks announced his resignation on August 11, 2010 after covering the entire 2009 season as a free agent.
Brooks was selected one of the 15 modern-era Pro Football Hall of Fame finalists on January 10, 2014. John Lynch, the former Buccaneers' safety coach, and former Buccaneers head coach Tony Dungy (who coached Brooks from 1996 to 2001) were among the finalists. In his first year of eligibility, Brooks was inducted into the Hall of Fame on February 1, 1999. He is the third member of the Tampa Bay Area to have earned his reputation as a Buccaneer, with Lee Roy Selmon and Warren Sapp as the others, as Brooks' teammate from 1995 to 2003.
Broadcast and executive career
Brooks has worked as a football analyst on ESPN and co-host of The Red Zone on Sirius NFL Radio, as well as an analyst on ESPN First Take.
Brooks began as an owner and team president for the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League in 2011. In December 2017, the team was disbanded.
Brooks has been a joint-appointed appeals officer for the NFL and NFL Players Association, which has been charged with investigating discipline for in-game conduct since 2014.