Derrick Brooks LB 55
CollegeHeightWeightDate of birth
Florida State 6-0 235 18-Apr-73
How acquired1st round pick 1995
How leftReleased after 2008
Seasons playedGamesStarts
1995-2008 224 221

Profile
Released in February 2009 after 14 seasons in the NFL and having lost a step in speed. Started every game for the 13th straight season and ranked second on the team with tackles with 109. Was selected to the 2008 Pro Bowl as an alternate, his 11th such accolade. Heads the franchise all-time tackle list by a huge margin. Received the 2000 Walter Payton/NFL Man of the Year award for his off-the-field achievements. Recorded the second-longest play in franchise history with a 97-yard interception return against Baltimore in Week 2 of the 2002 season. Also scored in the Super Bowl when he returned an errant Rich Gannon pass for the Bucs' fifth touchdown of the game. Has started every game since 1996 and his only missed starts as a rookie came when the Bucs opened in a nickel defense.
Pro Bowl selection 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2008.
Selected as the 2nd Greatest player in Buccaneer history in 2007.

1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
GamesStartsGamesStartsGamesStartsGamesStartsGamesStartsGamesStarts
16 13 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
GamesStartsGamesStartsGamesStartsGamesStartsGamesStartsGamesStarts
16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16
2007 2008
GamesStartsGamesStarts
16 16 16 16

Interceptions
Season No. Yards Avg LG TD
1996 1 6 6.0 6 0
1997 2 13 6.5 13 0
1998 1 25 25.0 25 0
1999 4 61 15.3 38 0
2000 1 34 34.0 34 1
2001 3 65 21.7 53 0
2002 5 218 43.6 97 3
2003 2 56 28.0 44 1
2004 1 3 3.0 3 0
2005 1 0 0.0 0 0
2006 3 51 17.0 21 1
2008 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0
Total 25 530 21.2 97 6
SacksPasses Defensed
Season No. Season No
19951.0 19954
19960.0 199612
19971.5 199710
19980.0 19985
19992.0 199918
20001.0 200011
20010.0 200111
20021.0 200215
20031.0 20039
20043.0 20046
20053.0 200515
20067
20072
20088
Total 13.5Total133
Tackles
Season Solo Asst Total
1995 60 19 79
1996 92 41 133
1997 118 64 182
1998 134 55 189
1999 122 58 180
2000 130 49 179
2001 110 55 165
2002 117 53 170
2003 98 53 151
2004 133 39 172
2005 110 64 174
2006 98 52 150
2007 112 50 162
2008 63 46 109
Total 1,497 698 2,195
Special Teams Tackles
Season Solo Asst Total
1995 3 0 3
1996 6 0 6
2003 0 1 1
Total 9 1 10