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'''Derrick Brooks''' is a linebacker in the [[Wikipedia:National Football League|National Football League]] (NFL). In 2003, Brooks was a key member of the [[Wikipedia:Tampa Bay Buccaneers|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] triumph in Super Bowl XXXVII, and won a national championship while on scholarship with [[Wikipedia:Florida State University|Florida State University]]. He played in Pensacola for [[Washington High School|Washington High School]] and later played 14 years for Tampa Bay. Brooks was instrumental in turning the Buccaneers from perennial doormats into eventual [[Wikipedia:Super Bowl|Super Bowl]] champions.  
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* [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ({{NFL Year|1995}}–{{NFL Year|2008}})
 
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* 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]]
 
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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.
 
 
 
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]].
 
 
 
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==
  
Brooks starred at [[Booker T. Washington High School]] in Pensacola. In 1989, his junior year, Brooks carried B.T. Washington to the state playoff semifinals, where they lost to the eventual champion Bradenton Manatee. In 2007, he was named to the [[FHSAA's All-Century Team|Florida High School Association All-Century Team]], which selected the Top 33 players in the 100 year history of high school football in the state of Florida's history.
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Brooks starred at [[Booker T. Washington High School]] in Pensacola. In his junior year of 1989, Washington went to the state playoff semifinals where they lost to eventual state champions Bradenton Manatee. In 2007, he was named to the [[Wikipedia:FHSAA All-Century Team|Florida High School Association All-Century Team]], which selected the Top-33 players in the 100-year history of high school football in the state of Florida.
  
 
==College Career==
 
==College Career==
  
At [[Florida State University]] he was a four-year letterman and was first-team [[All-American]] his senior year. Brooks was on the 1993 Seminoles National Championship team. He graduated from college early because of his academic excellence.
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At [[Wikipedia:Florida State University|Florida State University]] (FSU), Brooks was a four-year letterman from 1991-1994 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. While Brooks was at FSU, the Seminoles won the ACC Championship in 1992, 1993 and 1994.  
  
===Awards and honors===
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Due to academic excellence, Brooks graduated early with a 3.8 GPA and earned a communications degree. He later received a master's degree.
* First-team All-[[Atlantic Coast Conference|ACC]] (1992–1994)
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* 2× [[All-America]]n  ([[1993 College Football All-America Team|1993]], [[1994 College Football All-America Team|1994]])
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===Awards / Honors===
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* 3 times: First-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) (1992, 1993, 1994)
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* 2 times: College Football All-America Team (1993, 1994)
 
* ACC Defensive Player of the Year (1993)
 
* ACC Defensive Player of the Year (1993)
* 2× [[Vince Lombardi Award]] finalist (1993–1994)
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* 2 times: Vince Lombardi Award (nation's best linebacker) finalist (1993, 1994)
  
==Professional career==
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==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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Tampa Bay had two first-round selections in the 1995 NFL draft. At number 12 they took defensive tackle '''Warren Sapp''' from Miami. With the 28th selection, the Buccaneers selected Brooks. The 28th pick had been acquired from the [[Wikipedia:Dallas Cowboys|Dallas Cowboys]], whose roster already comprised Pensacola native [[Emmitt Smith]].
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Brooks has long been considered one of the premier outside linebackers (OLB) 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 11th selection. Only five players in NFL history have been  voted to 10 Pro Bowls, named Defensive Player of the Year, and become a Super Bowl Champion: Brooks, '''Mike Singletary''', '''Reggie White''', '''Lawrence Taylor''', and '''Ray Lewis'''. He has also been named All-Pro nine times. Brooks currently leads all defensive players in consecutive starts, surpassing the 200 start mark late in the 2007 season.
  
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.
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Brooks also was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year by the [[Wikipedia:Associated Press|Associated Press]] in 2002. The same year, Brooks returned three interceptions for touchdowns in the regular season, an NFL record for linebackers, and also returned a fumble for a score for a total of an NFL record four defensive touchdowns at the OLB position. In Super Bowl XXXVII, his 44-yard interception return for a touchdown ensured a victory for the Buccaneers. Tampa Bay would go on to defeat the [[Wikipedia:Oakland Raiders|Oakland Raiders]]  48–21 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California.
  
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.
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Brooks earned 2006 Pro Bowl MVP honors by returning a '''Trent Green''' pass 59 yards for a touchdown, leading the NFC to a 23-17 victory.  He has also won the [[Wikipedia:Athletes in Action/Bart Starr Award|Athletes in Action/Bart Starr Award]] in 2004 for his off-the-field accomplishments in the Tampa Bay community. The award is given annually to an NFL player who best exemplifies outstanding character and leadership in the home, on the field and in the community.  
  
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>
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Brooks was released by the Buccaneers after 14 seasons on February 25, 2009.
  
===NFL awards and honors===
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On September 17, 2009, Brooks made his TV debut on the ESPN2 program "First Take."
* First-team All-Pro: (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
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* Second-team All-Pro (1997, 1998, 2001)
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===NFL Awards / Honors===
* First-team All-[[National Football Conference|NFC]] (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
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* 6 times: First-team All-Pro: (1999, 2000, 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]])
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* 3 times: Second-team All-Pro (1997, 1998, 2001)
* Co-[[Walter Payton Man of the Year Award]] (2000)
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* 9 times: First-team All-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)
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* 11 times: Pro Bowl selection (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009)
* [[Super Bowl]] champion ([[Super Bowl XXXVII|XXXVII]])
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* Co-Walter Payton Man of the Year Award (2000)
* [[Pro Bowl MVP]] ([[2006 Pro Bowl|2005]])
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* NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award (2002)
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* Super Bowl Champion (Super Bowl XXXVII)
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* Athletes in Action/Bart Starr Award (2004)
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* Pro Bowl MVP (2006)
  
 
==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'''.  
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'''Derrick Dewan Brooks''' was born April 18, 1973. He 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:Jeb Bush|Jeb Bush]].
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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:Walter Payton Man of the Year Award|Walter Payton Man of the Year Award]], (with '''Jim Flanigan''') and was named to the FSU Board of Trustees in 2003 by Governor [[Wikipedia:Jeb Bush|Jeb Bush]].
 
 
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]].
 
 
 
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
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*[http://buccaneers.com/team/playerdetail.aspx?player=Brooks,Derrick,55 Derrick Brooks Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio page]
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* [http://www.nfl.com NFL website]
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* [http://www.buccaneers.com Tampa Bay Buccaneers website]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Super_Bowl_champions List of Super Bowl Champions]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NCAA_Division_I_FBS_National_Football_Championship List of College Football National Champions]
 
*[http://www.derrickbrookscharities.org Derrick Brooks Charities]
 
*[http://www.derrickbrookscharities.org Derrick Brooks Charities]
*[http://buccaneers.com/team/playerdetail.aspx?player=Brooks,Derrick,55 Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio]
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Latest revision as of 18:06, 19 September 2009

Derrick Brooks is a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). In 2003, Brooks was a key member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers triumph in Super Bowl XXXVII, and won a national championship while on scholarship with Florida State University. He played in Pensacola for Washington High School and later played 14 years for Tampa Bay. Brooks was instrumental in turning the Buccaneers from perennial doormats into eventual Super Bowl champions.

High School Career[edit]

Brooks starred at Booker T. Washington High School in Pensacola. In his junior year of 1989, Washington went to the state playoff semifinals where they lost to eventual state champions Bradenton Manatee. In 2007, he was named to the Florida High School Association All-Century Team, which selected the Top-33 players in the 100-year history of high school football in the state of Florida.

College Career[edit]

At Florida State University (FSU), Brooks was a four-year letterman from 1991-1994 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 Orange Bowl. The Seminoles are coached by legendary 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. While Brooks was at FSU, the Seminoles won the ACC Championship in 1992, 1993 and 1994.

Due to academic excellence, Brooks graduated early with a 3.8 GPA and earned a communications degree. He later received a master's degree.

Awards / Honors[edit]

  • 3 times: First-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) (1992, 1993, 1994)
  • 2 times: College Football All-America Team (1993, 1994)
  • ACC Defensive Player of the Year (1993)
  • 2 times: Vince Lombardi Award (nation's best linebacker) finalist (1993, 1994)

Professional Career[edit]

Tampa Bay had two first-round selections in the 1995 NFL draft. At number 12 they took defensive tackle Warren Sapp from Miami. With the 28th selection, the Buccaneers selected Brooks. The 28th pick had been acquired from the Dallas Cowboys, whose roster already comprised Pensacola native Emmitt Smith.

Brooks has long been considered one of the premier outside linebackers (OLB) 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 11th selection. Only five players in NFL history have been voted to 10 Pro Bowls, named Defensive Player of the Year, and become a Super Bowl Champion: Brooks, Mike Singletary, Reggie White, Lawrence Taylor, and Ray Lewis. He has also been named All-Pro nine times. Brooks currently leads all defensive players in consecutive starts, surpassing the 200 start mark late in the 2007 season.

Brooks also was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year by the Associated Press in 2002. The same year, Brooks returned three interceptions for touchdowns in the regular season, an NFL record for linebackers, and also returned a fumble for a score for a total of an NFL record four defensive touchdowns at the OLB position. In Super Bowl XXXVII, his 44-yard interception return for a touchdown ensured a victory for the Buccaneers. Tampa Bay would go on to defeat the Oakland Raiders 48–21 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California.

Brooks earned 2006 Pro Bowl MVP honors by returning a Trent Green pass 59 yards for a touchdown, leading the NFC to a 23-17 victory. He has also won the Athletes in Action/Bart Starr Award in 2004 for his off-the-field accomplishments in the Tampa Bay community. The award is given annually to an NFL player who best exemplifies outstanding character and leadership in the home, on the field and in the community.

Brooks was released by the Buccaneers after 14 seasons on February 25, 2009.

On September 17, 2009, Brooks made his TV debut on the ESPN2 program "First Take."

NFL Awards / Honors[edit]

  • 6 times: First-team All-Pro: (1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
  • 3 times: Second-team All-Pro (1997, 1998, 2001)
  • 9 times: First-team All-NFC (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
  • 11 times: Pro Bowl selection (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009)
  • Co-Walter Payton Man of the Year Award (2000)
  • NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award (2002)
  • Super Bowl Champion (Super Bowl XXXVII)
  • Athletes in Action/Bart Starr Award (2004)
  • Pro Bowl MVP (2006)

Personal[edit]

Derrick Dewan Brooks was born April 18, 1973. He 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 is well known for his charity work and his advocacy of the importance of education. He was the co-recipient of the 2000 Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, (with Jim Flanigan) and was named to the FSU Board of Trustees in 2003 by Governor Jeb Bush.

External links[edit]