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− | '''Derrick Brooks''' is a linebacker in the [[Wikipedia:National Football League|National Football League]] (NFL). | + | {{Infobox NFLactive |
+ | |name=Derrick Brooks | ||
+ | |image=Derrick Brooks with 2006 Pro Bowl MVP trophy 060210-N-4856G-129.jpg | ||
+ | |caption=Brooks with the 2006 Pro Bowl MVP trophy | ||
+ | |currentteam=Free Agent | ||
+ | |currentnumber=55 | ||
+ | |currentpositionplain=[[Linebacker]] | ||
+ | |birthdate={{birth date and age|1973|4|18}} | ||
+ | |birthplace=Pensacola, Florida | ||
+ | |heightft=6 | ||
+ | |heightin=0 | ||
+ | |weight=235 | ||
+ | |debutyear=1995 | ||
+ | |debutteam=Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
+ | |college=[[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]] | ||
+ | |draftyear=1995 | ||
+ | |draftround=1 | ||
+ | |draftpick=28 | ||
+ | |pastteams=<nowiki></nowiki> | ||
+ | * [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ({{NFL Year|1995}}–{{NFL Year|2008}}) | ||
+ | |status=Free Agent | ||
+ | |highlights=<nowiki></nowiki> | ||
+ | * 11× [[Pro Bowl]] selection ([[1998 Pro Bowl|1997]], [[1999 Pro Bowl|1998]], [[2000 Pro Bowl|1999]], [[2001 Pro Bowl|2000]], [[2002 Pro Bowl|2001]], [[2003 Pro Bowl|2002]], [[2004 Pro Bowl|2003]], [[2005 Pro Bowl|2004]], [[2006 Pro Bowl|2005]], [[2007 Pro Bowl|2006]], [[2009 Pro Bowl|2008]]) | ||
+ | * 6× First-team All-Pro ([[1999 All-Pro Team|1999]], [[2000 All-Pro Team|2000]], [[2002 All-Pro Team|2002]], [[2003 All-Pro Team|2003]], [[2004 All-Pro Team|2004]], [[2005 All-Pro Team|2005]]) | ||
+ | * 3× Second-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1997 All-Pro Team|1997]], [[1998 All-Pro Team|1998]], [[2001 All-Pro Team|2001]]) | ||
+ | * 9× First-team All-[[National Football Conference|NFC]] (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) | ||
+ | * [[NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award|AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year]] (2002) | ||
+ | * [[Super Bowl]] champion ([[Super Bowl XXXVII|XXXVII]]) | ||
+ | * [[#Awards and honors|College awards and honors]] | ||
+ | * [[#NFL awards and honors|NFL awards and honors]] | ||
+ | |statweek=17 | ||
+ | |statseason=2008 | ||
+ | |statlabel1=[[Tackle (football move)|Tackle]]s | ||
+ | |statvalue1=1,698 | ||
+ | |statlabel2=[[Quarterback sack|Sack]]s | ||
+ | |statvalue2=13.5 | ||
+ | |statlabel3=[[Interception (American football)|INT]]s | ||
+ | |statvalue3=25 | ||
+ | |nfl=BRO122327 | ||
+ | }} | ||
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+ | '''Derrick Brooks''' is a linebacker in the [[Wikipedia:National Football League|National Football League]](NFL). He played in Pensacola for [[Washington High School|Washington High School]] and then was on scholarship with [[Wikipedia:Florida State University|Florida State University]] before playing 14 years for the [[Wikipedia:Tampa Bay Buccaneers|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]. He currently is an unrestricted free-agent. | ||
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+ | after being(born April 18, 1973 in {{city-state|Pensacola|Florida}}) is an [[American football]] [[linebacker]]. He was released following the [[2008 NFL season]] by the , the team with which he had spent his entire 14-year [[NFL]] career. He was drafted by the Buccaneers 28th overall in the [[1995 NFL Draft]] after playing [[college football]] for [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State University]]. | ||
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+ | An eleven-time [[Pro Bowl]] selection and nine-time [[All-Pro]], Brooks was named [[NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award|AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year]] in 2002. He earned a [[Super Bowl ring]] with the Buccaneers in [[Super Bowl XXXVII]]. | ||
==High School Career== | ==High School Career== | ||
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==College Career== | ==College Career== | ||
− | At [[Wikipedia:Florida State University|Florida State University]] (FSU), Brooks was a four-year letterman | + | At [[Wikipedia:Florida State University|Florida State University]] (FSU), Brooks was a four-year letterman and was selected first-team All-American his senior year. Brooks was a key element on FSU's first-ever National Championship when the Seminoles defeated Nebraska 18–16 in the 1993 [[Wikipedia:Orange Bowl|Orange Bowl]]. The Seminoles are coached by legendary [[Wikipedia:Bobby Bowden|Bobby Bowden]]. FSU had suffered their only defeat of the season to a second-ranked Notre Dame team, but their path to the National Championship was cleared a week later when the Irish were upset at home by Boston College. Due to academic excellence, Brooks graduated early with a 3.8 GPA. |
− | + | ===Awards and honors=== | |
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− | ===Awards | ||
* 3 times: First-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) (1992, 1993, 1994) | * 3 times: First-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) (1992, 1993, 1994) | ||
* 2 times: College Football All-America Team (1993, 1994) | * 2 times: College Football All-America Team (1993, 1994) | ||
* ACC Defensive Player of the Year (1993) | * ACC Defensive Player of the Year (1993) | ||
− | * 2 times: Vince Lombardi Award | + | * 2 times: Vince Lombardi Award finalist (1993, 1994) |
− | ==Professional | + | ==Professional career== |
+ | ===Tampa Bay Buccaneers=== | ||
+ | Brooks was selected in the first round of the [[1995 NFL Draft]] by Tampa Bay. Brooks was instrumental in turning the Buccaneers from perennial doormats into eventual [[Super Bowl]] champions. | ||
− | + | Brooks has long been considered one of the premier linebackers in the NFL, as respected off the field as he is feared on it. He was selected to the [[Pro Bowl]] every year from 1997 to 2007, but his 10-year streak ended in 2007, as he did not make the 2008 Pro Bowl. He was selected to the 2009 Pro Bowl, his eleventh selection. Brooks is one of 5 players in history to be voted to 10 Pro Bowls, named Defensive Player of the Year, and be a Super Bowl Champion. The other 4 are [[Mike Singletary]], [[Reggie White]], [[Lawrence Taylor]], and [[Ray Lewis (American football)|Ray Lewis]]. He has also been named All-Pro 9 times. Brooks currently leads all defensive players in consecutive starts, surpassing the 200 start mark late in the 2007 season. | |
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− | Brooks has long been considered one of the premier | ||
− | Brooks also was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year by the [[ | + | Brooks also was named [[NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award|NFL Defensive Player of the Year]] by the [[Associated Press]] in 2002. That year, Brooks returned three [[Interception (football)|interceptions]] for touchdowns in the [[2002 NFL season|regular season]], an NFL record for linebackers, and also returned a fumble for a score, for a total of an NFL record 4 defensive touchdowns at the OLB position. In [[Super Bowl XXXVII]], his 44-yard interception return for a touchdown ensured a victory for the Buccaneers. |
− | Brooks earned 2006 Pro Bowl MVP honors by returning a | + | Brooks earned [[2006 Pro Bowl]] MVP honors by returning a [[Trent Green]] pass 59 yards for a touchdown, leading the NFC to a win. He has also won the Bart Starr Award in 2004 for his off the field accomplishments in the Tampa Bay community. |
− | Brooks was released by the Buccaneers after 14 seasons on February 25, 2009. | + | Brooks was released by the Buccaneers after 14 seasons on February 25, 2009.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hBtVEGL3EHNRcEXt6hv134Jh8_2wD96IUI7G3| title=Bucs release Brooks, 4 others| publisher=Associated Press| date=2009-02-25| accessdate=2009-02-25}}</ref> |
− | + | ===NFL awards and honors=== | |
− | + | * 6× First-team All-Pro: (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) | |
− | ===NFL | + | * 3× Second-team All-Pro (1997, 1998, 2001) |
− | * | + | * 9× First-team All-[[National Football Conference|NFC]] (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) |
− | * | + | * 11× [[Pro Bowl]] selection ([[1998 Pro Bowl|1997]], [[1999 Pro Bowl|1998]], [[2000 Pro Bowl|1999]], [[2001 Pro Bowl|2000]], [[2002 Pro Bowl|2001]], [[2003 Pro Bowl|2002]], [[2004 Pro Bowl|2003]], [[2005 Pro Bowl|2004]], [[2006 Pro Bowl|2005]], [[2007 Pro Bowl|2006]], [[2009 Pro Bowl|2008]]) |
− | * | + | * Co-[[Walter Payton Man of the Year Award]] (2000) |
− | * | + | * [[NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award|AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year]] (2002) |
− | * Co-Walter Payton Man of the Year Award (2000) | + | * [[Super Bowl]] champion ([[Super Bowl XXXVII|XXXVII]]) |
− | * NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award (2002) | + | * [[Pro Bowl MVP]] ([[2006 Pro Bowl|2005]]) |
− | * Super Bowl | ||
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==Personal== | ==Personal== | ||
− | + | Derrick Dewan Brooks is married to '''Carol Brooks''' and have four children: their daughters '''Brianna Monai''' (11) and '''Denice''' (born September, 2005) and sons, '''Derrick Brooks, Jr.''' (7) and '''Darius Dewan'''. | |
Brooks has donated much of his money to charity. In addition Brooks donated $1,000 for every tackle he made against the Seahawks (10) which was a total of $10,000. Brooks is the founder of the Brooks Bunch charity and youth scholarship foundation in the Tampa Bay area. He has taken local youngsters across the nation and South Africa with the objective of presenting a first hand experience, or a "mobile classroom." Brooks also headed the founding of the Brooks-DeBartolo Collegiate High School in Tampa. | Brooks has donated much of his money to charity. In addition Brooks donated $1,000 for every tackle he made against the Seahawks (10) which was a total of $10,000. Brooks is the founder of the Brooks Bunch charity and youth scholarship foundation in the Tampa Bay area. He has taken local youngsters across the nation and South Africa with the objective of presenting a first hand experience, or a "mobile classroom." Brooks also headed the founding of the Brooks-DeBartolo Collegiate High School in Tampa. | ||
− | Brooks is well known for his charity work and his advocacy of the importance of education. He was the co-recipient of the 2000 [[Wikipedia: | + | Brooks is well known for his charity work and his advocacy of the importance of education. He was the co-recipient of the 2000 [[[[Wikipedia:Jeb Bush|Jeb Bush]]. |
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+ | Walter Payton Man of the Year Award]] and was named to the FSU Board of Trustees in 2003 by Governor [[Wikipedia:Jeb Bush|Jeb Bush]]. | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
− | *[http://buccaneers.com/team/playerdetail.aspx?player=Brooks,Derrick,55 | + | *[http://www.derrickbrookscharities.org Derrick Brooks Charities] |
− | * [http://www.nfl.com NFL website | + | *[http://buccaneers.com/team/playerdetail.aspx?player=Brooks,Derrick,55 Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio] |
+ | * [http://www.nfl.com NFL website | ||
* [http://www.buccaneers.com Tampa Bay Buccaneers website] | * [http://www.buccaneers.com Tampa Bay Buccaneers website] | ||
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