33 Facts About Keith Brooking

Keith Howard Brooking was born on October 30,1975 and is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League.

Keith Brooking played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the first round of the 1998 NFL draft.

Keith Brooking played for the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos.

Keith Brooking graduated from East Coweta High School in Sharpsburg, Georgia in 1994.

Keith Brooking was recruited to play college football by the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

Keith Brooking started 34 straight games to end his college career as he led the team in tackles during his final three seasons at Georgia Tech and became the leading tackler in Georgia Tech history.

Keith Brooking had two of the best tackle seasons in school history with 147 and 146, respectively, as a junior and sophomore.

Keith Brooking had 131 tackles, two sacks, two interceptions, three passes defensed, one fumble recovery and one blocked field goal to lead Tech to a Bowl game as a senior.

Keith Brooking was the top tackler in the ACC in 1995 after averaging 13.3 stops a game and ranked second in the conference in 1996 with 13.4 tackles a game.

Keith Brooking finished his collegiate career with 15 tackles and one interception to help the Yellow Jackets defeat West Virginia in the 1997 Carquest Bowl.

Keith Brooking is remembered one of the greatest players to ever play at Georgia Tech.

Keith Brooking finished with 39 tackles, 1 sack and 1 forced fumble.

Keith Brooking led the Falcons with 167 tackles and registered 2 interceptions, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries, 9 passes defended and 3.5 sacks.

In 2002, Keith Brooking became the fifth Falcons player to total 200 tackles in a season, following Tommy Nobis, Fulton Kuykendall, Buddy Curry and Jessie Tuggle.

Keith Brooking established a new career-high with 22 tackles vs Green Bay Packers.

Keith Brooking blocked his first career blocked field goal against the Vikings to Veteran kicker Gary Anderson.

Keith Brooking earned second straight Pro Bowl after leading the team with a career-high 212 tackles, added 2 interceptions, 2 fumble recoveries and 1 forced fumble.

Keith Brooking registered 17 tackles apiece vs New York Giants, at Tampa Bay and vs Jacksonville.

Although, Keith Brooking was named with Pro Bowl honors for the fourth straight year after totaling a team-high 144 tackles.

Keith Brooking finished with 2.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and three interceptions as he led the team in tackles 10 times.

Keith Brooking started his first game of the season at middle linebacker in place of an injured Ed Hartwell at New Orleans and led the linebacker corps with eight tackles in addition to posting his second interception of the season, he recorded 12 tackles and his first sack of the season vs Seattle.

Keith Brooking established a career-high with his fourth interception of the season at Tampa Bay in addition to tallying a team-high 12 tackles.

Keith Brooking posted 8 tackles, 1 sack and 1 interception vs Minnesota in his 100th career game, he became the first Falcons player to record a sack and interception in the same game since 2000 vs St Louis Rams, tallied one sack, one pass defensed and a team-high 10 tackles vs Carolina in the season finale.

Keith Brooking tied a team record when he was named to his fifth consecutive Pro Bowl appearance.

In 2006, Keith Brooking led the team with 165 tackles for the sixth year in a row, he added 2.5 sacks, one fumble recovery and one pass defensed.

Keith Brooking led the team in tackles with 12 vs Tampa Bay in addition to assisting a defense that did not allow a touchdown for the second consecutive game, collected a team-high 13 tackles at Detroit Lions in addition to his first sack of the season, tallied his fourth straight double-digit tackle game with 15 at Baltimore Ravens.

Keith Brooking posted a team-high 11 tackles and one pass defensed at Jacksonville, he led the team with 10 tackles, including 9 solo tackles at New Orleans and logged six tackles and one sack vs San Francisco 49ers.

Keith Brooking had a season-high 15 tackles vs the Buccaneers for a defense that allowed a season-low 109 passing yards.

Keith Brooking signed a three-year, $6 million contract with the Dallas Cowboys on February 28,2009, after he and the Falcons did not reach an agreement.

Keith Brooking was inspired by his mother, who was a foster parent while he was growing up, to create the foundation to serve the needs of foster children in metro Atlanta.

Keith Brooking spent much of his off seasons as a player raising awareness of his foundation, visiting local schools, businesses and organizations that serve and support children.

Keith Brooking was named to the Georgia Tech Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007.

Keith Brooking was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, in Macon, Georgia, as a member of the 2017 class.