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  '''Derrick Dewan Brooks''' is a linebacker in the [[Wikipedia:National Football League|National Football League]](NFL). He played in Pensacola for [[Washington High School|Washington High School]] and then was on scholarship with [[Wikipedia:Florida State University|Florida State University]] before playing 14 years for the [[Wikipedia:Tampa Bay Buccaneers|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]. He currently is an unrestricted free-agent.  after being(born April 18, 1973 in {{city-state|Pensacola|Florida}}) is an [[American football]] [[linebacker]]. He was released following the [[2008 NFL season]] by the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]], the team with which he had spent his entire 14-year [[NFL]] career. He was drafted by the Buccaneers 28th overall in the [[1995 NFL Draft]] after playing [[college football]] for [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State University]].

==Early yearsHigh School Career== Brooks starred at [[Booker T. Washington High School (Pensacola)|Washington High School]] in [[Pensacola, Florida|Pensacola]]. In 1989, his junior year, Brooks carried B.T. Washington to the state playoff semifinals, where they lost to the eventual champion Bradenton Manatee. In 2007, he was named to the [[FHSAA's All-Century Team|Florida High School Association All-Century Team]], which selected the Top 33 players in the 100 year history of high school football in the state of Florida's history. ==College Career==

* 6× First-team All-Pro : ([[1999 All-Pro Team|1999]], [[2000 All-Pro Team|2000]], [[2002 All-Pro Team|2002]], [[2003 All-Pro Team|2003]], [[2004 All-Pro Team|2004]], [[2005 All-Pro Team|2005]])* 3× Second-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1997 All-Pro Team|1997]], [[1998 All-Pro Team|1998]], [[2001 All-Pro Team|2001]])

Derrick Dewan Brooks is married to '''Carol Brooks. They ''' and have four children : their daughters '''Brianna Monai ''' (11) and '''Denice ''' (born September, 2005) and sons, '''Derrick Brooks, Jr. ''' (7) and '''Darius Dewan'''.  Brooks has donated much of his money to charity. In addition Brooks donated $1,000 for every tackle he made against the Seahawks (10) which was a total of $10,000. Brooks is the founder of the Brooks Bunch charity and youth scholarship foundation in the Tampa Bay area. He has taken local youngsters across the nation and South Africa with the objective of presenting a first hand experience, or a "mobile classroom." Brooks also headed the founding of the Brooks-DeBartolo Collegiate High School in Tampa.

Derrick Brooks is the founder of the Brooks Bunch well known for his charity work and youth scholarship foundation in his advocacy of the Tampa Bay areaimportance of education. He has taken local youngsters across was the nation and South Africa with the objective of presenting a first hand experience, or a "mobile classroom." Brooks also headed the founding co-recipient of the Brooks-DeBartolo Collegiate High School in Tampa2000 [[[[Wikipedia:Jeb Bush|Jeb Bush]].

Brooks is well known for his charity work and his advocacy of the importance of education. He was the co-recipient of the 2000 [[Walter Payton Man of the Year Award]] and was named to the [[Florida State University]] FSU Board of Trustees in 2003 by Governor [[Wikipedia:Jeb Bush|Jeb Bush]].

*[http://www.derrickbrookscharities.org/ Derrick Brooks Charities]