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Derrick Brooks
American football player
Also known as: Derrick Dewan Brooks
Quick Facts
- In full:
- Derrick Dewan Brooks
- Awards And Honors:
- Pro Football Hall of Fame (2014)
- 2000 Walter Payton Man of the Year
- 2002 Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year
- 5 All-Pro selections
- 1 Super Bowl championship
- Pro Football Hall of Fame (inducted 2014)
- 11 Pro Bowl selections
- Education:
- Florida State University
- Height/Weight:
- 6 ft 0 inches, 235 lb (1.83 m, 106 kg)
- Position:
- linebacker
- Jersey Number:
- 55 (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1995–2008)
- Draft:
- Drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round (28th overall) of the 1995 NFL draft.
- Twitter Handle:
- @DBrooks55
- Games Played:
- 224
- Interceptions:
- 25
- Touchdowns:
- 6
- Yards Gained By Passing:
- 530
Derrick Brooks (born April 18, 1973, Pensacola, Florida, U.S.) is an American gridiron football player who, in his 14-year career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL), established himself as one of the greatest linebackers in the history of the sport. Brooks was a standout safety in high school and was recruited to play that position at Florida State University. The team’s coaching staff switched him to outside linebacker late in his freshman year, and, though undersized (6 feet [1.83 metres], 210 pounds [95 kg]) for the position, Brooks excelled, earning consensus All-American honours as a ...(100 of 315 words)