Kevin Brooks (American football)

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Kevin Brooks
No. 99, 97
Position:
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:277 lb (126 kg)
Career information
High school:Mackenzie (Detroit)
College:Michigan
NFL draft:1985 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:69
Sacks:15.5
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Kevin Craig Brooks (born February 9, 1963) is an American former professional

1985 NFL Draft
wit the 17th overall pick.

Early years

Brooks was born in

defensive lineman. He was a member of the National Honor Society and received his school's scholar-athlete award, while graduating in 1981.[citation needed
]

College career

Brooks enrolled at the

UCLA in the 1983 Rose Bowl
, making 10 tackles (second on the team).

As a junior, he started all 12 games at defensive tackle for the

AP Poll.[4] He posted 48 tackles (seventh on the team), 6 tackles for loss and 3 sacks. At the end of the season, he was selected by the conference coaches as a first-team defensive lineman on the 1983 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[5]

As a senior, he started 11 games at defensive tackle for the 1984 Michigan team.[6] At 6'6", 273 lbs,[2] Brooks led the team with six sacks and 13 tackles for loss, while also making 69 tackles (fourth on the team). He was selected for the second consecutive year as an All-Big Ten player.[6]

During his college career at Michigan, Brooks recorded 156 tackles, two pass breakups and two fumble recoveries.[7]

Professional football

Dallas Cowboys

In the

defensive line positions, registering 12 tackles and 2 sacks. His best game came against the Houston Oilers, when he replaced an injured Jim Jeffcoat
in the second half, making 4 tackles and one sack.

In 1986, he competed with John Dutton for the left defensive tackle position, but suffered a dislocated knee cap in the preseason game against the San Diego Chargers. He lost 7 games on the injured reserve list, limiting him to 9 regular season games as a backup and 9 tackles to go along with 2.5 sacks.[1]

In

defensive linemen
with 67 tackles, while adding 3 sacks during the season.

In 1988, he started 14 out of 15 games, registering 71 tackles and 5 sacks.[1] In the spring of 1989, Brooks clashed with new head coach Jimmy Johnson,[10] before being traded along with a fourth round draft choice (#82-Jeroy Robinson) to the Denver Broncos, in exchange for a third round draft choice (#80-Greg McMurtry).[11]

Denver Broncos

In 1989, the Denver Broncos moved Brooks to defensive end and lasted just a few months before being released on September 4.[citation needed]

Detroit Lions

On September 11, 1989, he signed with the Detroit Lions and was named the starting right defensive end after Keith Ferguson was injured.[12] He started 15 games, registering 39 tackles and 2 sacks. The next year, he appeared in only six games (4 starts) at defensive tackle and was waived by the Lions on November 2, 1990.[13]

Brooks retired after playing in the

NFL for six seasons from 1985 to 1990. He appeared in 69 games, 45 of them as a starter. He is credited with 15.5 quarterback sacks and two fumble recoveries.[1]

Personal life

After retiring from football, Brooks suffered from depression, and his weight increased to nearly 400 pounds. He underwent a

NFL player Theodore Wheeler.[15]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Kevin Brooks". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "All-Time Football Roster Database". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  3. ^ "1982 Michigan Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library.
  4. ^ "1983 Michigan Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  5. ^ Barry Minkoff (November 22, 1983). "All-Big Ten". The Bryan Times (UPI story). p. 12. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "1982 Michigan Football Team". University of Michigan, Bentley Historical Library. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  7. ^ "Michigan Football Statistic Archive Query Page". University of Michigan. Archived from the original on November 12, 2007. Retrieved April 1, 2018.(to retrieve career statistics, enter "brooks" in the box for the player's last name and "kevin" in the box for first name)
  8. ^ "Draft memory: How Jerry Rice got away from the Dallas Cowboys". Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  9. ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
  10. ^ "As expected, Wilson is banned from NFL". Reading Eagle. May 16, 1989. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  11. ^ "Cowboys trade Brooks". The Victoria Advocate. July 11, 1989. p. 1B. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  12. ^ "Lions Waive Goodbye to Chadwick". The Argus-Press. September 12, 1989. p. 9. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  13. ^ "Hello Hunter, bye-bye Brooks". The Argus-Press. November 3, 1990. p. 12. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  14. ^ "Success Stories: Kevin Brooks, Former Dallas Cowboy". The Alexander Center for Obesity Surgery. April 1, 2017.
  15. ^ "Dodge City of McKinney has an All-Star Lineup Celebrating Wish-A-Thon". Retrieved March 12, 2018.
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