Derrius Brooks

Derrius Brooks (born May 29, 1988) is an American football defensive back who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Western Kentucky University and attended Harris County High School in Hamilton, Georgia.[1] He has also been a member of the Cincinnati Bengals, Calgary Stampeders, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Saskatchewan Roughriders and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Derrius Brooks
Free agent
Position:Defensive back
Personal information
Born: (1988-05-29) May 29, 1988
Columbus, Georgia
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:191 lb (87 kg)
Career information
High school:Hamilton (GA) Harris County
College:Western Kentucky
Undrafted:2012
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR
Player stats at CFL.ca

Professional career
Pre-draft measurables
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 Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL) on May 2, 2012 after going undrafted in the 2012 NFL Draft. He was released by the Bengals on May 11, 2012.[3]

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]

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References
  1. "Derrius Brooks". rostermon.com. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  2. "Derrius Brooks". nfldraftscout.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  3. "Derrius Brooks". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  4. "Transactions - July 2012". cfl.ca. Archived from the original on September 10, 2014. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  5. "DERRIUS BROOKS". neworleanssaints.com. Retrieved September 8, 2014.
  6. 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.
  7. Reuters, Thomson (January 6, 2015). "Tampa Bay Buccaneers - PlayerWatch". globalpost.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
  8. "Roughriders sign former Stampeder Derrius Brooks". sportsnet.ca. January 11, 2016. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved January 11, 2016.
  9. "Ticats sign Elliott; add Raymond, Lawrence, 5 others to practice roster". CFL.ca. October 10, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  10. "Tiger-Cats tweet update on injured DB Derrius Brooks". CFL.ca. October 28, 2016. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  11. Zamperin, Rick. "Ticats release five in advance of East Semifinal". AM900 CHML | Hamilton News. Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  12. "DB CORPS BEEFED UP WITH LOCAL PRODUCT BROOKS". columbuslions.net. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved February 19, 2017.
  13. "Released Players". nationalarenaleague.com. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
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