Derrick Dewan Brooks was born on April 18,1973 and is an American former professional football player who was an outside linebacker for his entire 14-year career in the National Football League with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
34 Facts About Derrick Brooks
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Derrick Brooks was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2016.
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Derrick Brooks 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 selection.
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Derrick Brooks was a member of the 1993 Seminoles National Championship team.
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Derrick Brooks finished his career with 274 tackles, five interceptions, 8.5 sacks, 13 passes defensed, four forced fumbles, and three fumble recoveries.
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Derrick Brooks was the second linebacker drafted in 1995 NFL Draft, behind Washington State's Mark Fields.
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Derrick Brooks played 14 years for the Buccaneers and is widely considered one of the best players in franchise history and one of the best linebackers in NFL history.
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From 1995 to 2008, Derrick Brooks started 221 of 224 games, recording 1,698 tackles, 13.5 sacks, 25 interceptions, and six touchdowns.
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Derrick Brooks finished the season with 78 tackles with a sack and earned first-team all-rookie honors from Pro Football Weekly and Pro Football Writers Association.
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In 1997, Derrick Brooks earned his first trip to the Pro Bowl after recording 144 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and two interceptions in 16 games.
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In 1998, Derrick Brooks had another Pro Bowl season after recording 156 tackles and an interception.
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In 1999, Derrick Brooks made the Pro Bowl for the third time and was a first-team All-Pro selection for the first time in his career.
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In 2000, Derrick Brooks earned his fourth consecutive trip to the Pro Bowl and his second consecutive first-team All-Pro selection.
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Derrick Brooks finished the season with 140 tackles, a sack, and had his first career touchdown on a 34-yard interception from Minnesota Vikings quarterback Daunte Culpepper.
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Derrick Brooks was, along with Jim Flanigan of the Chicago Bears, the winner of the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, given to a National Football League player for his community service activities as well as his excellence on the field.
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Derrick Brooks made his fifth consecutive Pro Bowl in 2001 after recording 112 tackles and three interceptions.
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Derrick Brooks made his sixth consecutive Pro Bowl and was a first-team All-Pro selection for the third time.
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In 2003, Derrick Brooks broke Lee Roy Selmon's team record for most consecutive Pro Bowl appearances with seven.
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Derrick Brooks finished the season with 101 tackles, a sack, two interceptions, and returned an interception for a touchdown.
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In 2004, Derrick Brooks made his eighth consecutive Pro Bowl and fifth- first-team All-Pro selection after recording 137 tackles, three sacks, and an interception.
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In 2005, Derrick Brooks made his ninth consecutive Pro Bowl and earned his sixth first-team All-Pro selection.
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Derrick Brooks finished the season with 125 tackles, three sacks, and an interception.
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In 2007, Derrick Brooks had 109 tackles and was not voted to the Pro Bowl for the first time since 1996.
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Derrick Brooks was one of five veterans that the Bucs released on that day.
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Derrick Brooks never missed a game in his 14 years in Tampa Bay, a total of 224 consecutive games.
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Derrick Brooks was the starting weakside linebacker for the last 208 of those games, an NFL record for that position and the second-longest consecutive start streak for any linebacker in NFL history.
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On January 10,2014, Derrick Brooks was named among the 15 modern-era Pro Football Hall of Fame finalists.
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Derrick Brooks is the third Hall of Famer to have earned his credentials primarily as a Buc, the others being Lee Roy Selmon and Warren Sapp.
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Derrick Brooks previously was a football analyst for ESPN and co-host of The Red Zone on Sirius NFL Radio and as an analyst on ESPN First Take.
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In 2011, Derrick Brooks became a part owner and the team president for the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League.
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Since 2014, Derrick Brooks has served as a jointly-appointed appeals officer for the NFL and NFL Players Association, charged with reviewing discipline for in-game misconduct.
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Derrick Brooks is the founder of the Brooks Bunch charity and youth scholarship foundation in the Tampa Bay area.
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Derrick Brooks is well known for his charity work and his advocacy of the importance of education.
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Derrick Brooks was the co-recipient of the 2000 Walter Payton Man of the Year Award and was named to the Florida State University Board of Trustees in 2003 by Governor Jeb Bush.