Derrick Brooks
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Brooks with the 2006 Pro Bowl MVP trophy
No. 55
Position:Outside linebacker
Personal information
Born:(1973-04-18)April 18, 1973(age 49)
Pensacola, Florida
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:Washington
(Pensacola, Florida)
College:Florida State (1991–1994)
NFL Draft:1995 / Round: 1 / Pick: 28
Career history
As a player:
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1995–2008)
As an executive:
  • Tampa Bay Storm (2011–2017) (co-owner/president)
Career highlights and awards
  • Super Bowl champion (XXXVII)
  • NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2002)
  • Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year (2000)
  • 5× First-team All-Pro (1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005)
  • 4× Second-team All-Pro (1997, 1998, 2001, 2003)
  • 11× Pro Bowl (1997–2006, 2008)
  • PFWA All-Rookie Team (1995)
  • NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
  • NFL 2000s All-Decade Team
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ring of Honor
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers No. 55 retired
  • Bart Starr Award (2004)
  • Jack Lambert Trophy (1994)
  • 2× Consensus All-American (1993, 1994)
  • Bowl Coalition national champion (1993)
  • ACC Defensive Player of the Year (1993)
  • Florida State Seminoles Jersey No. 10 honored
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:1,715
Quarterback sacks:13.5
Interceptions:25
Forced fumbles:24
Touchdowns:7
Player stats atNFL.com·PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame