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~~{{Infobox NFLactive~~

~~|name=Derrick Brooks~~

~~|image=Derrick Brooks with 2006 Pro Bowl MVP trophy 060210-N-4856G-129.jpg~~

~~|caption=Brooks with the 2006 Pro Bowl MVP trophy~~

~~|currentteam=Free Agent~~

~~|currentnumber=55~~

~~|currentpositionplain=[[Linebacker]]~~

~~|birthdate={{birth date and age|1973|4|18}}~~

~~|birthplace=Pensacola, Florida~~

~~|heightft=6~~

~~|heightin=0~~

~~|weight=235~~

~~|debutyear=1995~~

~~|debutteam=Tampa Bay Buccaneers~~

~~|college=[[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]]~~

~~|draftyear=1995~~

~~|draftround=1~~

~~|draftpick=28~~

~~|pastteams=<nowiki></nowiki>~~

* [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ({{NFL Year|1995}}–{{NFL Year|2008}})

~~|status=Free Agent~~

~~|highlights=<nowiki></nowiki>~~

* 3× Second-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1997 All-Pro Team|1997]], [[1998 All-Pro Team|1998]], [[2001 All-Pro Team|2001]])

* 9× First-team All-[[National Football Conference|NFC]] (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)

* [[NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award|AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year]] (2002)

* [[Super Bowl]] champion ([[Super Bowl XXXVII|XXXVII]])

* [[#Awards and honors|College awards and honors]]

* [[#NFL awards and honors|NFL awards and honors]]

~~|statweek=17~~

~~|statseason=2008~~

~~|statlabel1=[[Tackle (football move)|Tackle]]s~~

~~|statvalue1=1,698~~

~~|statlabel2=[[Quarterback sack|Sack]]s~~

~~|statvalue2=13.5~~

~~|statlabel3=[[Interception (American football)|INT]]s~~

~~|statvalue3=25~~

~~|nfl=BRO122327~~

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'''Derrick Brooks''' is a linebacker in the [[Wikipedia:National Football League|National Football League]] (NFL). In Super Bowl XXXVII in 2003, Brooks was a key member of the [[Wikipedia:Tampa Bay Buccaneers|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] triumph. 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 Tampa Bay. Brooks was instrumental in turning the Buccaneers from perennial doormats into eventual [[Wikipedia:Super Bowl|Super Bowl]] champions.

in {{city-state|Pensacola|Florida}}) is an [[American football]] [[linebacker]]. He was released following the [[2008 NFL season]] by the , 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]].

An eleven-time [[Pro Bowl]] selection and nine-time [[All-Pro]], Brooks was named [[NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award|AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year]] in 2002. He earned a [[Super Bowl ring]] with the Buccaneers in [[Super Bowl XXXVII]].

==High School Career==

Due to academic excellence, Brooks graduated early with a 3.8 GPA.

===Awards ~~and honors~~/ Honors===

* 3 times: First-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) (1992, 1993, 1994)

* 2 times: College Football All-America Team (1993, 1994)

* 2 times: Vince Lombardi Award finalist (1993, 1994)

==Professional ~~career~~Career==

Tampa Bay had two first-round selections in the 1995 NFL draft. At number 12 they took defensive tackle '''Warren Sapp''' from Miami. With the 28th selection, the Buccaneers selected Brooks. The 28th pick had been acquired from the [[Wikipedia:Dallas Cowboys|Dallas Cowboys]], whose roster already comprised Pensacola native [[Emmitt Smith]].

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