Derrick Brooks

Derrick Brooks
	Brooks holding the 2006 Pro Bowl MVP trophy
No. 55
Position:	Linebacker
Personal information
Born:	April 18, 1973 (age 51); Pensacola, Florida, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:	Washington ; (Pensacola, Florida)
College:	Florida State (1991–1994)
NFL draft:	1995 / Round: 1 / Pick: 28
Career history
As a player:
	Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1995–2008);
As an executive:
	Tampa Bay Storm (2011–2017) ; Co-owner & president;
Career highlights and awards
	Super Bowl champion (XXXVII); NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2002); Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year (2000); 5× First-team All-Pro (1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005); 4× Second-team All-Pro (1997, 1998, 2001, 2003); 11× Pro Bowl (1997–2006, 2008); 3× NFL solo tackles leader (1998, 2000, 2004); NFL combined tackles leader (1998); NFL 2000s All-Decade Team; NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team; PFWA All-Rookie Team (1995); Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ring of Honor; Tampa Bay Buccaneers No. 55 retired; Bart Starr Award (2004); National champion (1993); Jack Lambert Trophy (1994); Unanimous All-American (1993); Consensus All-American (1994); ACC Defensive Player of the Year (1993); 3× First-team All-ACC (1992–1994); Florida State Seminoles Jersey No. 10 honored;
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:
Total tackles:	1,715
Sacks:	13.5
Forced fumbles:	24
Fumble recoveries:	4
Pass deflections:	84
Interceptions:	25
Defensive touchdowns:	7
	Player stats at PFR
	Pro Football Hall of Fame
	College Football Hall of Fame

Derrick Dewan Brooks (born April 18, 1973) is an American former football linebacker who played for his entire 14-year career in the National Football League (NFL) with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brooks played college football for the Florida State Seminoles, earning consensus All-American honors twice. He was selected by the Buccaneers in the first round of the 1995 NFL draft. An 11-time Pro Bowl selection and five-time first-team All-Pro, Brooks was the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2002 en route to winning the franchise's first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXVII. Following his retirement, Brooks served as co-owner and president of the Tampa Bay Storm in the Arena Football League (AFL) from 2011 to 2017. He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2016.
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