Aaron Brooks
Aaron Brooks
Aaron Lafette Brooksis a retired American football quarterback who played in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth24 March 1976
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As a football team, we're not looking for any handouts. We'll band together as a team. We want to go out there and shed a lot of blood, sweat and tears. We want to make our people proud of us. We feel like that is our civic duty.
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As a football team, we're not looking for any handouts, ... We know it's going to be difficult, we know it's going to be hard. We're going to be fine and we're not going to use this as a crutch and say, 'Feel sorry for us and let us win this football game.' We're going to remain true to ourselves, stay as one as a football team.
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Actually Malik (Hairston) called the meeting. It started as a conversation, then it got kind of heated, so they called everybody over. We just questioned everybody's heart.
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Coach is very frustrated. And he should be.
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They were just bringing it. They brought pressure, and we couldn't escape it. I had to keep throwing it away. That's the most pressure I've seen in a while. It was a great scheme. We didn't respond well and they limited our big-play opportunities. We didn't get back into it until the fourth quarter, and that was way too late.
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They were excited about us being here and they embraced us. We thank them for it.
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Just about everywhere we go a hurricane hits. You just can't believe it. ... It's like a black cloud. We may not be able to play in Baton Rouge if it hits like that.
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Just about everywhere we go a hurricane hits,
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Jammal has a lot to learn, but he played very well against Julius Peppers.
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It could go on and on like this, we have to take this one week at a time. At some point, it is going to wear down on us. We've got to be strong enough and mature enough to handle this situation and accept the responsibilities given to us.
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I actually feel more comfortable this year than last year. We've played Pac-10-caliber teams this year, and I don't think we did that last year.
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We expect to get the job done. There won't be any excuses being made.
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Some of the families weren't able to make it out because a lot of airlines cancelled flights. Families had to pack up in cars and head westbound and northbound.
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It has to be Champ Bailey. His ball skills are outstanding. He can break on the ball. He can re-direct a route. His recovery speed is great. He's pure. He's the closest thing to Deion (Sanders) we've probably seen. There aren't a lot of corners you say that you're not going to go after. I'm going to try all of them. But he's the best, and the one you should worry about the most. When we played him last year, he made some hellacious plays. I threw one ball that looked like it was going to be over his head and he made a great play on it and tiptoed the sideline. He's an awesome corner.