Derrius Brooks
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | May 29, 1988 Hamilton (GA) Harris County |
| College: | Western Kentucky |
| Position: | Defensive back |
| Undrafted: | 2012 |
| Career history | |
| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| CFL status: | International |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR · CFL.ca | |
Derrius Brooks (born May 29, 1988) is a former
Professional career
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
192 lb (87 kg) |
4.35 s | 1.46 s | 2.38 s | 4.17 s | 6.61 s | 38 in (0.97 m) |
10 ft 5 in (3.18 m) |
13 reps | |||
| All values from Western Kentucky Pro Day[2]
| ||||||||||||
Cincinnati Bengals
Brooks was signed by the
Calgary Stampeders
Brooks signed with the CFL's Calgary Stampeders on July 20, 2012.[4] He played for the Stampeders during the 2012 and 2013 CFL seasons, making 20 appearances during those two seasons and contributing 50 tackles, 9 special teams tackles and 5 interceptions.
New Orleans Saints
Brooks was signed by the New Orleans Saints of the NFL on January 2, 2014.[5] He was released by the Saints on August 30, 2014.[6]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
On September 1, 2014, Brooks was signed to the practice squad of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL.[3] His contract expired on January 5, 2015.[7]
Saskatchewan Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL announced the signing of Brooks on January 11, 2016.[8] He was released by the Riders on October 3, 2016, having never played a snap for them.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
On October 10, 2016, Brooks signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the CFL, and appeared in 3 games in the months of October and November 2016.[9] Brooks was taken to the hospital after being taken off the field on a stretcher, however all the tests came back negative and he was released from the hospital later that night.[10] He was released by the Tiger-Cats in the week leading up to their first playoff game.[11]
Columbus Lions
In December 2016, Brooks signed with the Columbus Lions of the National Arena League.[12] On May 18, 2017, Brooks was released.[13]
References
- ^ "Derrius Brooks". rostermon.com. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ^ "Derrius Brooks". nfldraftscout.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "Derrius Brooks". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ^ "Transactions - July 2012". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on September 10, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ^ "DERRIUS BROOKS". neworleanssaints.com. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ^ Cariello, Dave (August 30, 2014). "Saints Roster Cuts: Keyunta Dawson, Marcel Jones, Seantavius Jones, Derrius Brooks, and Lawrence Virgil". canalstreetchronicles.com. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
- ^ Reuters, Thomson (January 6, 2015). "Tampa Bay Buccaneers - PlayerWatch". globalpost.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
{{cite web}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Roughriders sign former Stampeder Derrius Brooks". sportsnet.ca. January 11, 2016. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
- ^ "Ticats sign Elliott; add Raymond, Lawrence, 5 others to practice roster". CFL.ca. October 10, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ^ "Tiger-Cats tweet update on injured DB Derrius Brooks". CFL.ca. October 28, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ^ Zamperin, Rick. "Ticats release five in advance of East Semifinal". AM900 CHML | Hamilton News. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
- ^ "DB CORPS BEEFED UP WITH LOCAL PRODUCT BROOKS". columbuslions.net. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
- ^ "Released Players". nationalarenaleague.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
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