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Derrick Brooks

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Derrick Brooks is an American former professional football linebacker who played his entire fourteen-year National Football League career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Born on April 18, 1973, he earned consensus All-American honors twice at Florida State and was picked in the first round of the 1995 draft. An eleven-time Pro Bowl selection and five-time first-team All-Pro, he was the league Defensive Player of the Year in 2002 on the way to the franchise first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXVII. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014.

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1973 1
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American former professional football player
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1. Derrick Brooks (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth date
    April 18, 1973
  • Lead, honours
    winning the franchise's first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXVII
  • Lead, nationality
    American former professional football player
  • Plays: American Football, Lead
    American former professional football player
  • Competed In: National Football League, Lead, league
    National Football League
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