Derrick Brooks

Derrick Dewan Brooks (twitter: @DBrooks55)

Position: LB
Height: 6-0 Weight: 235 lbs.

Born: April 18, 1973 in Pensacola, FL
College: Florida St. (school history)
Drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1st round (28th overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 141 (13th overall since 1950)
11-time Pro Bowler & 5-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

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News -- May 2013

5/12 The Pewter Plank: Gerald McCoy is Ready to Lead the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Defense: Gerald McCoy can handle Doug Martin on his shoulders. Can he handle the Buccaneers’ defense? Derrick Brooks, John Lynch,...
5/11 The Pewter Plank: #BucsBracket Opening Round: Vote for Your Favorite Tampa Bay Buccaneers of All-Time (Brooks Division): Welcome to the start of the opening round of Bucs Bracket, the unofficial competition held here at the Pewter Plank to determine...
5/10 NFL Jerks: Ronde Barber Retires, Deserves Spot in the Hall of Fame: Ronde Barber has decided to call it quits after sixteen years in the NFL. It’s truly the end of an era for Buccaneer fans –...
5/5 The Pewter Plank: Introducing #BucsBracket: The Definitive Fan-Driven Competition to Find The Most Po**** Tampa Bay Buccaneer of All Time: Alright everyone, it’s that time. The Pewter Plank is going to be sure that this offseason is far from boring by bringing...

1/10 The Pewter Plank: Fountain of Youth: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Have Three Players Named to All-Rookie Team: The discussion on The Pewter Plank thus far this offseason has been fairly negative, and I will confess I have been one of the...
1/10 First and Ten Years Ago: NFL News of January 8, 2003: As his team was beating the St. Louis Rams in a Monday night game early in the season, Tampa Bay Coach Jon Gruden couldn’t...
1/5 First and Ten Years Ago: NFL News of January 5, 2003: Giants tight end Jeremy Shockey was the only rookie named to the Associated Press N.F.L. All-Pro team yesterday. Marvin Harrison...
1/3 The Pewter Plank: The Best Linebacker of This Generation: Ray Lewis or Derrick Brooks?: With the announcement of his retirement, Ray Lewis and his career have come into spotlight, as the sports media considers his...
1/1 First and Ten Years Ago: NFL News of January 1, 2003: The Associated Press announced Wednesday that Raiders quarterback Rich Gannon is the recipient of its Most Valuable Player award...

12/11 FootballPerspective.com: NYT Fifth Down: Post-week 14: This week at the New York Times, I take a look at how three defensive stars from the 2011 Draft have dominated the league and...

11/4 FootballPerspective.com: Investing heavily in a Left Tackle is a luxury bad teams can not afford: The game is won in the trenches, I know. As we hit the halfway mark of the season, some teams are already thinking about next...

10/8 First and Ten Years Ago: NFL news of October 8, 2002: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ ravenous defense is assaulting the NFL record book. Derrick Brooks took a lateral from defensive...

9/26 FootballPerspective.com: NYT Fifth Down: Post-week 3: This week’s Fifth Down post looks at the surprising 3-0 Cardinals. Did you know that Arizona has been an underdog in each...

4/27 BucsBanter.com: 5 ways the Bucs can upgrade with the 2011 Draft: With the 2o11 NFL Draft less than 24 hours away, I think it is only right that BucsBanter.com gets in on the whole mock draft...