Ethan Barbier Brooks was born on April 27,1972 and is an American former professional football offensive tackle in the National Football League for the Atlanta Falcons, St Louis Rams, Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens and Dallas Cowboys.
26 Facts About Ethan Brooks
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Ethan Brooks attended Westminster School, a small prep school with a poor football record while he was there.
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Ethan Brooks was not recruited by Division I-A schools, but had opportunities to play with a scholarship at Division I-AA schools.
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When Brooks graduated, Williams College had a better football program than Wesleyan and the other school of the "Little Three", Amherst College, good enough to be a Division III "football power".
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Ethan Brooks had NFL aspirations and thought that the Division III level of play would not be the best route to the NFL.
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Ethan Brooks intended to go to Bucknell University which had a superior football program as a Division I-AA program and was still a good academic institution.
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Ethan Brooks became a starter at defensive tackle and stood out in the division for his size and skill.
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Ethan Brooks was used on the offensive line to block in specific goal-line situations.
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Ethan Brooks became a two-time All-conference player and the NESCAC defensive player of the year as a senior.
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Ethan Brooks was an All-American in track and field in the hammer throw.
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Ethan Brooks was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the 1996 NFL draft, with the intention of being converted into an offensive tackle.
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Ethan Brooks was moved back to the defensive line due to team injuries in training camp.
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In 1997, Dan Reeves replaced June Jones as the new Falcons head coach and Ethan Brooks was allocated to the World League of American Football.
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Ethan Brooks made the All-WLAF first-team as a right tackle with the Rhein Fire, playing in World Bowl V However, the league schedule forced him to miss the Falcons minicamps and was not able to appropriately learn the new offense being implemented.
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Ethan Brooks ended up playing in 15 games, starting 13 at right tackle.
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Orlando Brown returned that season as the starting right tackle, having recovered from a freakish eye injury, and Ethan Brooks went back to being a swing backup tackle behind Brown and Ogden.
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Ethan Brooks started 3 games in place of an injured Brown.
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Ethan Brooks became an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season.
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Ethan Brooks started 23 games in 3 years with the Ravens.
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Ethan Brooks played left tackle under head coach Bill Parcells, attempting to help replace the injured Pro Bowl player Flozell Adams.
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Ethan Brooks met his wife Jaqueline Smith on a blind date during his first year in Atlanta.
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Ethan Brooks put football on the back burner while he stayed with his wife who was having chemotherapy treatment.
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Ethan Brooks was struggling with a back injury and was released by the Rams.
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Ethan Brooks turned down new signing offers from the Saints, Cowboys, Cardinals, and Jaguars.
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Ethan Brooks did not tell many people about the situation and was not re-signed at the end of the season.
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Ethan Brooks left for a similar position at his alma mater, Williams College in 2011.