Derrick Brooks

American football linebacker, Super Bowl champion

Derrick Brooks - American football linebacker, Super Bowl champion
Born

April 18th, 1973
52 years ago

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

United States

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Played college football at Florida State University and was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the 28th overall pick in the 1995 NFL Draft. Played linebacker for the Buccaneers from 1995 to 2008. Achieved notable success, winning Super Bowl XXXVII. Earned 11 Pro Bowl selections and was named a first-team All-Pro seven times. Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014.

Winning Super Bowl XXXVII with the Buccaneers

Earning 11 Pro Bowl selections

Induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame

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