Education
A native of Irving, Texas, Brooks attended MacArthur High School, where he was a decorated dual-threat quarterback. He chose Louisiana State University over offers from Arkansas, Texas Technical, and Texas Agricultural and Mechanical.
A native of Irving, Texas, Brooks attended MacArthur High School, where he was a decorated dual-threat quarterback. He chose Louisiana State University over offers from Arkansas, Texas Technical, and Texas Agricultural and Mechanical.
He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in fourth round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisiana State University. As a senior, he rushed for 1,264 yards and 19 touchdowns, and also threw for 882 yards and nine touchdowns while being named the District 7-5A Most Valuable Player. He was selected to the 2007 United States. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas. Brooks was a four-star recruit as an athlete coming out of high school by Rivals.com.
Appearing in 53 games, he accumulated 90 tackles, including 12.5 for loss, 5.5 sacks, ten pass breakups, 3 interceptions, forced five fumbles while recovering three.
He only started three games in his career at Louisiana State University, mainly due to the fact he was playing behind many talented cornerbacks such as Patrick Peterson, Morris Claiborne, and Tyrann Mathieu. NFL Draft
Brooks was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the fourth round, 124th overall, of the 2012 NFL Draft.
Buffalo Bills
= 2012 season In his rookie season, he missed the first seven games due to a broken bone in his foot he sustained in the final pre-season game against the Detroit Lions. He was placed on injured reserve with the "designated to return" label.
On December 2, 2012, Brooks made his first career NFL start and led the Bills with a season high nine tackles and three passes defensed against the Jacksonville Jaguars.
= 2013 season Brooks spent his 2013 season mostly on special teams, recording only 7 tackles on the season. = 2014 season On December 2, 2014, making his only start of the season, Brooks led the Bills with a season high eight tackles and a pass defensed against the New England Patriots. = 2015 season On December 30, 2015, Brooks was placed on injured reserve.
On March 9th, 2016 during the NFL offseason, Brooks signed with the Philadelphia Eagles on a 3 year $6 million dollar contract.
Philadelphia Eagles
Brooks signed a three-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles on March 9, 2016.
He returned in Week 9 against the Houston Texans, and went on to play in nine games, starting in two of them, and finished his rookie season with 19 tackles and four passes defended.