Derrick Brooks
American football player and executive · United States · On the map · Athletes · Born 1973 · age 53
Derrick Dewan Brooks is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker 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.
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Warren Sapp Teammate at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1995-2003
Booger McFarland Teammate at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1999-2006- Michael Pittman Teammate at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 2002-2007
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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. He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 2016.
