Derrick Brooks
Derrick Brooks
Derrick Dewan Brooksis an American former football linebacker who played in the National Football Leaguefor fourteen seasons. He played college football for Florida State University, and was twice recognized as a consensus All-American. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round of the 1995 NFL Draft, where he played his entire professional career. An eleven-time Pro Bowl selection and nine-time All-Pro, Brooks was named AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2002, and earned a...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth18 April 1973
CityPensacola, FL
It's a very humbling experience. I'm just so thankful to be a part of three division championships in this franchise's history.
It's a very humbling experience. But we understand this is just one of the championships that we're after.
It's tough. You just never know which play is going to be the one that changes the ballgame.
Derrick Brooks? Derrick Brooks! What are you doing? I think ... he wanted to get a pick (because) he wanted to go back out,
You (trim) 25-30 yards a game just off of that.
They get beat up so much. I think these guys stepped up and played well with basically two rookies starting. These guys kept pounding and pounding.
I stand real humble. I've been here a few times, and I don't have many wins.
I feel a lot more humility, a lot more togetherness this training camp. The fire is lit. ... That's something we lost the last two years,
I don't think Trent Green really ever saw me. Once I caught it, I was kind of cruising down, saw a cutback lane, and turned it on. I was very humbled and thankful to get into the end zone for a touchdown.
I couldn't beat myself up any more for not falling on that ball.
It kind of reminds you of something we've seen on the other side of the ball. Back when we were building this franchise.
If I get out of this element, I don't what will happen to me, ... This is what it is. I appreciate the leaks, I appreciate the walls that are caving in. I'm here, so I'm going to make the most of it.
The ironic thing is that was the talk before we won the Super Bowl ... that this defense is not what it used to be. We stepped up and showed people they were wrong. The same little mumblings are starting to rumble now, and we're going to step up and show the world again.