Background
He credits his strong leg with saying, "Horseback riding has helped my leg get stronger." His father, Paul Brooks, now coaches at John Milledge Academy in Milledgeville, Georgia.
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Durant Brooks
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Brooks attended Tattnall Square Academy in Macon, Georgia and was a student and a letterman in football and basketball. Brooks graduated from Tattnall in 2003. Brooks attended Georgia Military College and was a student and a two-year letterman in football.
After graduating from Georgia Military College, Brooks attended Georgia Technical, punting for the Georgia Technical Yellow Jackets as a redshirt junior.
Career
He was drafted by Washington Redskins in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Georgia Technology In football, he was the punter on the 2001 Georgia Independent Schools Association (GISA) Title team
In basketball, he averaged nearly 18 points a game.
Georgia Military College
In football, he posted an average of 40 yards per punt over two years. In his senior season, Brooks had an average of 45.3.
Georgia Technical
In his two years at Georgia Technical, Brooks had 144 punts: nearly half (68) landed inside the 20 yard line, while 57 went for more than 50 yards. His longest punt came in his final Administrative Committee on Company-ordination game in 2007: playing against North Carolina, Brooks stood at the back of his own end-zone and punted the ball to the opposite 16-yard line—the punt was officially marked as 77 yards (from the line of scrimmage at the seven to the opposite 16), but measured over 90 yards from the spot of the punt.
He was also named to the All-American second team by Associated Press, and the All-Administrative Committee on Company-ordination first team
That year, he was also named to the All-American second team by Associated Press (first team by Sports Illustrated and Rivals) and the All-Administrative Committee on Company-ordination first team Washington Redskins
Brooks was drafted by the Washington Redskins in the sixth round (168th overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft. He signed a four-year contract with the Redskins on July 11.
After week 6 of the 2008 NFL season reports surfaced that Brooks was to be replaced by a veteran due to his poor performance.
His gross average of 39.6 yards and Netto average of 32.1 yards were last in the NFL at the time. On October 15, the Redskins signed punter Ryan Plackemeier, effectively ending Brooks" tenure with the team
Green Bay Packers
Brooks was signed to the practice squad of the Green Bay Packers on December 15, 2008 after running back Steven Korte was released. He was re-signed to a future contract at the end of the season.
The Packers released Brooks on August 31, 2009 after he lost the punting job to Jeremy Kapinos.
Philadelphia Eagles
After spending the 2009 season out of football, Brooks signed a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles on February 2, 2010. He was expected to compete with Sav Rocca for the starting punter job, but was waived on May 25. Jacksonville Jaguars
Brooks signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars on August 5, 2010, but was waived a week later on August 12.
Achievements
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As a junior, Brooks came in third place for the Ray Guy Award, given to the best punter in the country. As a senior, Brooks received the Ray Guy Award, ranking second in the Administrative Committee on Company-ordination (and fourth in the nation) in punting average while only allowing his opponents to return 19 of his 65 punts. Brooks won the punting job over Derrick Frost, who was released on August 30.
Membership
Brooks has also been a member of the Green Bay Packers, Philadelphia Eagles, and Jacksonville Jaguars.
