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{{Short description|American football player and executive (born 1973)}}
{{For|the basketball player|Derreck Brooks}}
{{Use American English|date=December 2019}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name            = Derrick Brooks
| image           = Dbrooks 03 (cropped).jpg
| image_size      = 
| caption         = Brooks wearing his [[Super Bowl XXXVII]] jersey in 2003
| team            = South Florida Bulls
| title           = [[Chief operating officer]]
| career_position = lb
| career_number   = 55
| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|1973|4|18|mf=y}}
| birth_place     = [[Pensacola, Florida]], U.S. 
| height_ft       = 6
| height_in       = 0
| weight_lb       = 235
| high_school     = [[Booker T. Washington High School (Pensacola)|Booker T. Washington]] <br> (Pensacola, Florida)
| college         = [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State]] (1991–1994)
| draftyear       = 1995
| draftround      = 1
| draftpick       = 28
| pastteams       =
* [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] ({{NFL Year|1995|2008}})
| pastexecutive   =
* [[Tampa Bay Storm]] ({{AFL Year|2011|2017}})<br>Co-owner & president
* [[South Florida Bulls]] (2025–present)<br>Chief operating officer
| highlights      =
* [[List of Super Bowl champions|Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XXXVII|XXXVII]])
* [[AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year|NFL Defensive Player of the Year]] (2002)
* [[Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year]] (2000)
* 5× First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1999 All-Pro Team|1999]], [[2000 All-Pro Team|2000]], [[2002 All-Pro Team|2002]], [[2004 All-Pro Team|2004]], [[2005 All-Pro Team|2005]])
* 4× Second-team All-Pro ([[1997 All-Pro Team|1997]], [[1998 All-Pro Team|1998]], [[2001 All-Pro Team|2001]], [[2003 All-Pro Team|2003]]) 
* 11× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1998 Pro Bowl|1997]]–[[2007 Pro Bowl|2006]], [[2009 Pro Bowl|2008]])
* 3× [[List of NFL annual tackles leaders#Solo tackles leaders|NFL solo tackles leader]] (1998, 2000, 2004)
* [[List of NFL annual tackles leaders#Combined tackles leaders|NFL combined tackles leader]] (1998)
* [[NFL 2000s All-Decade Team]]
* [[NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team]]
* [[PFWA All-Rookie Team]] ([[PFWA All-Rookie Team#1995|1995]])
* [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers#Ring of Honor|Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ring of Honor]]
* [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers#Retired numbers|Tampa Bay Buccaneers No. 55]] retired
* [[Bart Starr Award]] (2004)
* [[Bowl Coalition|National champion]] ([[1994 Orange Bowl|1993]])
* [[Jack Lambert Trophy]] (1994){{efn|Co-winner with [[Dana Howard]].}}
* [[List of unanimous All-Americans in college football|Unanimous All-American]] ([[1993 College Football All-America Team|1993]])
* Consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1994 College Football All-America Team|1994]])
* [[Atlantic Coast Conference football individual awards#Defensive Player of the Year|ACC Defensive Player of the Year]] (1993)
* 3× First-team [[List of All-Atlantic Coast Conference football teams|All-ACC]] ([[1992 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team|1992]]–[[1994 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team|1994]])
* [[Florida State Seminoles football#Honored jersey numbers|Florida State Seminoles Jersey No. 10]] honored
| statlabel1      = Total [[Tackle (football move)|tackle]]s
| statvalue1      = 1,713
| statlabel2      = [[Quarterback sack|Sack]]s
| statvalue2      = 13.5
| statlabel3      = Forced [[fumble]]s
| statvalue3      = 24
| statlabel4      = Fumble recoveries
| statvalue4      = 4
| statlabel5      = [[Pass deflected|Passes defended]]
| statvalue5      = 84
| statlabel6      = [[Interception]]s
| statvalue6      = 25
| statlabel8      = Defensive [[touchdown]]s
| statvalue8      = 7
| pfr             = BrooDe00
| HOF             = derrick-brooks
| CollegeHOF      = 2392 
}}
'''Derrick Dewan Brooks''' (born April 18, 1973) is an American former professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[linebacker]] for his entire 14-year career in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) with the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]. Brooks played [[college football]] for the [[Florida State Seminoles football|Florida State Seminoles]], earning consensus [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] honors twice. He was selected by the Buccaneers in the first round of the [[1995 NFL draft]]. An 11-time [[Pro Bowl]] selection and five-time first-team [[All-Pro]], Brooks was the [[NFL Defensive Player of the Year]] in 2002 en route to winning the franchise's first [[Super Bowl]] title in [[Super Bowl XXXVII]]. He was inducted to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 2014 and the [[College Football Hall of Fame]] in 2016.

Following his retirement, Brooks served as co-owner and president of the [[Tampa Bay Storm]] in the [[Arena Football League]] (AFL) from 2011 to 2017. In 2025, he became the [[chief operating officer]] for the [[South Florida Bulls]] athletics program.

==Early life==
Brooks attended [[Booker T. Washington High School (Pensacola)|Washington High School]] in [[Pensacola, Florida]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pnj.com/article/20100811/NEWS01/100811011/1006/Ex-Buc-Derrick-Brooks-officially-retires-from-NFL |title=Ex-Buc Derrick Brooks officially retires from NFL |publisher=Pnj.com |access-date=June 27, 2013}}</ref> In his senior season in 1991, Brooks carried Pensacola to the state playoff semifinals, where they lost to the eventual champion Manatee Hurricanes of [[Bradenton, Florida]]. In 2007, he was named to the [[FHSAA's All-Century Team|Florida High School Athletic Association All-Century Team]], which selected the Top 33 players in the 100-year history of high school football in the state of Florida's history.<ref>[http://www.fhsaa.org/news/2007/1212.htm FHSAA announces 33-member All-Century football team] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091227201709/http://www.fhsaa.org/news/2007/1212.htm |date=December 27, 2009 }}</ref>

==College career==
While attending [[Florida State University]], he played for the [[Florida State Seminoles football|Seminoles]] from 1991 to 1994.  He was a four-year letterman, a consensus first-team All-American his junior and senior years, and a three-time first-team All-[[Atlantic Coast Conference]] (ACC) selection.<ref name="blogs.tampabay.com">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.tampabay.com/seminoles/2010/06/florida-state-to-retire-derrick-brooks-jersey.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627061823/http://blogs.tampabay.com/seminoles/2010/06/florida-state-to-retire-derrick-brooks-jersey.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 27, 2010 |title=Florida State to retire Derrick Brooks' jersey |publisher=Blogs.tampabay.com |access-date=June 27, 2013}}</ref><ref name="bay9news.com">[http://www.baynews9.com/article/sports/2010/june/113305/Former-FSU-football-phenom-Derrick-Brooks-to-have-jersey-retired Former FSU football phenom Derrick Brooks to have jersey retired] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100628124540/http://www.baynews9.com/article/sports/2010/june/113305/Former-FSU-football-phenom-Derrick-Brooks-to-have-jersey-retired |date=June 28, 2010 }}</ref>  After playing as [[Safety (American football position)|safety]] as a freshman he switched to linebacker as a sophomore.  He was a member of the [[1993 Florida State Seminoles football team|1993 Seminoles National Championship team]].<ref name="blogs.tampabay.com"/><ref name = "bay9news.com"/>  He finished his career with 274 [[Tackle (football move)|tackles]], five [[interceptions]], 8.5 [[Quarterback sack|sacks]], 13 passes defensed, four forced [[fumble]]s, and three fumble recoveries.<ref name = "bay9news.com"/>

In November 2010, Florida State retired Seminoles jersey number 10 in honor of Brooks.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/11/14/1925237/florida-state-retires-derrick.html|title=Florida State retires Derrick Brooks' jersey|date=November 14, 2010|work=[[Miami Herald]]|access-date=December 18, 2010}}</ref>

===Awards and honors===
* 3× First-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (1992, 1993, 1994)
* ACC Defensive Player of the Year (1993)
* 2× Consensus first-team All-American ([[1993 College Football All-America Team|1993]], [[1994 College Football All-America Team|1994]])
* 2× [[Vince Lombardi Award]] finalist (1993, 1994)
* [[Bowl Coalition]] National Championship ([[1994 Orange Bowl|1993]])

==Professional career==
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=== Early career (1995–2001) ===
The [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] selected Brooks in the first round (28th overall) of the [[1995 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1995 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1995/draft.htm |access-date=March 31, 2023|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> The Buccaneers traded both of their second-round picks (46th overall and 63rd overall) to the [[Dallas Cowboys]] for their first-round pick (28th overall) and used the pick to draft Brooks.<ref name = "bay9news.com"/> Brooks was the second linebacker drafted in 1995 NFL Draft, behind [[Washington State Cougars football|Washington State's]] [[Mark Fields (linebacker)|Mark Fields]] (13th overall).

Brooks played 14 years for the Buccaneers and is widely considered one of the best players in franchise history and one of the best linebackers in NFL history.<ref>{{cite web |author=Gary Shelton, Times Sports Columnist View all Articles |url=http://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/bucs/article979318.ece |title=Farewell, 55: Derrick Brooks was perhaps the greatest Buc ever |publisher=Tampabay.com |access-date=June 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012171616/http://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/bucs/article979318.ece |archive-date=October 12, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=yasinskas_pat&id=3434965 |title=Often-overlooked Brooks has spot reserved in Canton |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=June 10, 2008 |access-date=June 27, 2013}}</ref> From 1995 to 2008, Brooks started 221 of 224 games, recording 1,698 tackles, 13.5 sacks, 25 interceptions, and six touchdowns (tied for the most in NFL history by a linebacker with [[Bobby Bell]]).<ref>{{cite web|last=Mayer|first=Larry|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Briggs-adjusting-to-new-role-as-defensive-play-caller/18851b86-4124-459f-bede-5b2b9a54ca09|title=Briggs adjusting to new role as defensive play-caller|publisher=[[Chicago Bears]]|date=July 26, 2013|access-date=July 26, 2013|archive-date=July 30, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730074403/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Briggs-adjusting-to-new-role-as-defensive-play-caller/18851b86-4124-459f-bede-5b2b9a54ca09|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was selected to the [[Pro Bowl]] 11 times, including 10 straight from [[1998 Pro Bowl|1997]] to [[2007 Pro Bowl|2006]], was an [[All-Pro]] nine times, was the [[NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award|AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year]] in 2002, and led the team to the franchise's first [[Super Bowl]] win in [[Super Bowl XXXVII]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Bell |first=Jarrett |url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2010-01-10-all-decade-olbs-derrick-brooks_N.htm |title=Derrick Brooks the perfect pick as the NFL's best OLB of 2000s |publisher=Usatoday.com |date=January 11, 2010 |access-date=June 27, 2013}}</ref>

As a rookie in 1995, Brooks started 13 of 16 games. He finished the season with 78 tackles with a sack and earned first-team all-rookie honors from ''[[Pro Football Weekly]]'' and ''[[Pro Football Writers Association]]''. During his second season 1996, he started all 16 games and finished with a team-leading 132 tackles and his first career [[interception]]. In 1997, Brooks earned his first trip to the Pro Bowl after recording 144 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and two interceptions in 16 games. In 1998, Brooks had another Pro Bowl season after recording 156 tackles and an interception.

In 1999, Brooks made the Pro Bowl for the third time and was a first-team All-Pro selection for the first time in his career. For the season, he had 153 tackles, two sacks, and four interceptions. In 2000, Brooks earned his fourth consecutive trip to the Pro Bowl and his second consecutive first-team All-Pro selection. He finished the season with 140 tackles, a sack, and had his first career [[touchdown]] on a 34-yard interception from [[Minnesota Vikings]] [[quarterback]] [[Daunte Culpepper]]. Brooks was also, along with [[Jim Flanigan]] of the [[Chicago Bears]], the winner of the [[Walter Payton Man of the Year Award]], given to a National Football League player for his community service activities as well as his excellence on the field.<ref>[https://www.jointheteam.com/programs/program.asp?c=5&p=22 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071007195010/http://www.jointheteam.com/programs/program.asp?p=22&c=5 |date=October 7, 2007 }}</ref> Brooks made his fifth consecutive Pro Bowl in 2001 after recording 112 tackles and three interceptions.

=== Continued success and Super Bowl victory (2002–2008) ===
[[File:Derrick Brooks with 2006 Pro Bowl MVP trophy 060210-N-4856G-129.jpg|thumb|Brooks holding the [[2006 Pro Bowl]] MVP trophy]]
Brooks' best season came in 2002. During that year he was named [[NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award|NFL Defensive Player of the Year]] by the ''[[Associated Press]]'' and helped the Buccaneers win the franchise's first [[Super Bowl]]. He also made his sixth consecutive Pro Bowl and was a first-team All-Pro selection for the third time. For the season he had 117 tackles, a sack, five interceptions, and returned an NFL record, for a linebacker, four touchdowns (one off a fumble and three off interceptions).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/history/randf/records/indiv/ints |title=Individual Records: Interceptions |work=Nfl.com |access-date=June 27, 2013}}</ref> During the Buccaneers 48–21 victory over the [[Oakland Raiders]] in [[Super Bowl XXXVII]], he returned an interception off of Raiders quarterback [[Rich Gannon]] 44 yards for the clinching touchdown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/history/recap/sbxxxvii |title=Super Bowl XXXVII Tampa Bay 48, Oakland 21 |work=Nfl.com |date=January 27, 2003 |access-date=June 27, 2013}}</ref>

In 2003, Brooks broke [[Lee Roy Selmon]]'s team record for most consecutive Pro Bowl appearances with seven. He finished the season with 101 tackles, a sack, two interceptions, and returned an interception for a touchdown. In 2004, Brooks made his eighth consecutive Pro Bowl and fifth- first-team All-Pro selection after recording 137 tackles, three sacks, and an interception. In 2005, Brooks made his ninth consecutive Pro Bowl and earned his sixth first-team All-Pro selection. He finished the season with 125 tackles, three sacks, and an interception.

In Brooks' 10th consecutive Pro Bowl in 2006, he was named the [[Pro Bowl MVP|MVP]] after returning a [[Trent Green]] interception 59 yards for a touchdown to secure the victory for the NFC.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pewterreport.com/articles/view/2052 |title=Brooks Scores TD, Wins Pro Bowl MVP |publisher=Pewterreport.com |date=June 23, 2013 |access-date=June 27, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227134954/http://www.pewterreport.com/articles/view/2052 |archive-date=February 27, 2012 }}</ref> During the regular season he had 121 tackles, three interceptions and a touchdown. In 2007, Brooks had 109 tackles and was not voted to the Pro Bowl for the first time since 1996. In Brooks' last year with the Buccaneers in 2008, he recorded 73 tackles and an interception and was selected to his 11th Pro Bowl. The 11 Pro Bowls are tied for second-most by a linebacker in NFL history.

=== Tampa Bay exit and retirement ===
On February 25, 2009, the Buccaneers released Brooks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=3933807 |title=Brooks, Dunn done in Tampa Bay |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=February 25, 2009 |access-date=June 27, 2013}}</ref> He was one of five veterans that the Bucs released on that day. The others were wide receivers [[Joey Galloway]] and [[Ike Hilliard]], running back [[Warrick Dunn]] and linebacker [[Cato June]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/bucs/tampa-bay-buccaneers-release-derrick-brooks-four-others/979334 |title=Tampa Bay Buccaneers release Derrick Brooks, four others |access-date=January 11, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111112207/http://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/bucs/tampa-bay-buccaneers-release-derrick-brooks-four-others/979334 |archive-date=January 11, 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Bucs had previously fired Head Coach [[Jon Gruden]] and General Manager [[Bruce Allen (American football)|Bruce Allen]] and were looking to build a younger team under the likes of [[Raheem Morris]] and [[Mark Dominik]]. Brooks never missed a game in his 14 years in Tampa Bay, a total of [[List of most consecutive starts and games played by National Football League players#Consecutive games played|224 consecutive games]]. He was the starting weakside linebacker for the last 208 of those games, an [[List of most consecutive starts and games played by National Football League players#Linebackers|NFL record]] for that position and the second-longest consecutive start streak for ''any'' linebacker in NFL history.

After spending all of the 2009 season as a [[free agent]], Brooks officially announced his retirement on August 11, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-1/Brooks-to-Announce-Retirement/d306dc8f-a2bf-4992-896b-5962d5f5f904 |title=Brooks to Announce Retirement |publisher=Buccaneers.com |date=June 21, 2013 |access-date=June 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322011833/http://www.buccaneers.com/news/article-1/Brooks-to-Announce-Retirement/d306dc8f-a2bf-4992-896b-5962d5f5f904 |archive-date=March 22, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

On January 10, 2014, Brooks was named among the 15 modern-era [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] finalists. Former Buccaneers safety [[John Lynch (American football)|John Lynch]] (who was Brooks' teammate from 1995 to 2003) and former Buccaneers head coach [[Tony Dungy]] (who coached Brooks from 1996 to 2001) were also finalists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/10271681|title=Brooks, Dungy, Jones among Pro Hall finalists|date=January 10, 2014|website=ESPN.com|language=en|access-date=June 21, 2019}}</ref>  On February 1, Brooks was elected to the Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/10387793/2014-pro-football-hall-fame-derrick-brooks-walter-jones-andre-reed-michael-strahan-aeneas-williams-ray-guy-claude-humphrey-selected|title=Derrick Brooks headlines HOF class|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=February 1, 2014}}</ref>  He is the third Hall of Famer to have earned his credentials primarily as a Buc, the others being [[Lee Roy Selmon]] and [[Warren Sapp]] (Brooks' teammate from 1995 to 2003).

==NFL career statistics==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| style="background:#00ffff; width:3em;"|
| AP [[National Football League Defensive Player of the Year Award|NFL Defensive Player of the Year]]
|-
| style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|
| Won the [[Super Bowl]]
|-
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league
|-
| style="width:3em;"| '''Bold'''
| Career high
|-
| style="width:3em;"| <u>Underline</u>
| Incomplete data
|}

===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="6"| Tackles
! colspan="6"| Interceptions
! colspan="5"| Fumbles
|-
! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} !! {{abbr|GS|Games started}} !! {{abbr|Cmb|Total tackles}} !! {{abbr|Solo|Solo tackles}} !! {{abbr|Ast|Assists on tackles}} !! {{abbr|TFL|Tackles for loss}} !! {{abbr|QBH|Quarterback hits}} !! {{abbr|Sck|Sacks}} !! {{abbr|PD|Pass deflections}} !! {{abbr|Int|Interceptions on defense}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Interception return yardage}} !! {{abbr|Y/I|Yards per interception return}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest interception return}} !! {{abbr|TD|Interceptions returned for touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|FF|Forced fumbles}} !! {{abbr|FR|Fumbles recovered}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Fumble recovery returns yardage}} !! {{abbr|Y/F|Yards per fumble recovery return}} !! {{abbr|TD|Fumble recoveries returned for touchdowns}}
|-
! [[1995 NFL season|1995]] !! [[1995 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|TB]]
| '''16''' || 13 || 79 || 60 || 19 || — || — || 1.0 || 4 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || — || 0
|-
! [[1996 NFL season|1996]] !! [[1996 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|TB]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 133 || 92 || 41 || — || — || 0.0 || 11 || 1 || 6 || 6.0 || 6 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || — || 0
|-
! [[1997 NFL season|1997]] !! [[1997 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|TB]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 145 || 102 || '''43''' || — || — || 1.5 || 12 || 2 || 13 || 6.5 || 13 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0
|-
! [[1998 NFL season|1998]] !! [[1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|TB]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''158''' || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''123''' || 35 || — || — || 0.0 || 6 || 1 || 25 || 25.0 || 25 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || — || 0
|-
! [[1999 NFL season|1999]] !! [[1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|TB]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 153 || 119 || 34 || '''14''' || — || 2.0 || '''18''' || 4 || 61 || 15.3 || 38 || 0 || 2 || '''2''' || 4 || 2.0 || 0
|-
! [[2000 NFL season|2000]] !! [[2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|TB]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 146 || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''123''' || 23 || 13 || — || 1.0 || 6 || 1 || 34 || 34.0 || 34 || 1 || '''5''' || 0 || 0 || — || 0
|-
! [[2001 NFL season|2001]] !! [[2001 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|TB]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 113 || 80 || 33 || 4 || — || 0.0 || 11 || 3 || 65 || 21.7 || 53 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || — || 0
|-
! style="background:#00ffff;"|[[2002 NFL season|2002]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|TB]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 118 || 88 || 30 || 7 || — || 1.0 || 11 || '''5''' || '''218''' || '''43.6''' || '''97''' || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''3''' || 1 || 1 || '''11''' || '''11.0''' || style="background:#cfecec;"| '''1'''
|-
! [[2003 NFL season|2003]] !! [[2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|TB]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 103 || 73 || 30 || 3 || — || 1.0 || 9 || 2 || 56 || 28.0 || 44 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 0 || — || 0
|-
! [[2004 NFL season|2004]] !! [[2004 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|TB]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 137 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 109 || 28 || 4 || — || '''3.0''' || 6 || 1 || 3 || 3.0 || 3 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || — || 0
|-
! [[2005 NFL season|2005]] !! [[2005 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|TB]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 125 || 93 || 32 || 10 || — || '''3.0''' || 11 || 1 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || — || 0
|-
! [[2006 NFL season|2006]] !! [[2006 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|TB]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 121 || 96 || 25 || 4 || 0 || 0.0 || 4 || 3 || 51 || 17.0 || 21 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0
|-
! [[2007 NFL season|2007]] !! [[2007 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|TB]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 109 || 84 || 25 || 2 || '''1''' || 0.0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || — || 0
|-
! [[2008 NFL season|2008]] !! [[2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|TB]]
| '''16''' || '''16''' || 73 || 58 || 15 || 7 || 0 || 0.0 || 7 || 1 || –2 || –2.0 || –2 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || — || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| Career<ref name=ESPN>{{cite web|title=Derrick Brooks Stats|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/stats/_/id/757/derrick-brooks|website=ESPN|publisher=ESPN Internet Ventures|access-date=July 2, 2014}}</ref><ref name=PFR>{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrooDe00.htm |title=Derrick Brooks Stats |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en-US |access-date=June 20, 2023}}</ref> !! 224 !! 221 !! 1,713 !! 1,300 !! 413 !! <u>68</u> !! <u>1</u> !! 13.5 !! 112 !! 25 !! 530 !! 21.2 !! 97 !! 6 !! <u>24</u> !! 4 !! 15 !! 3.8 !! 1 
|}

===Postseason===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="5"| Tackles
! colspan="6"| Interceptions
! colspan="5"| Fumbles
|-
! {{abbr|GP|Games played}} !! {{abbr|GS|Games started}} !! {{abbr|Cmb|Total tackles}} !! {{abbr|Solo|Solo tackles}} !! {{abbr|Ast|Assists on tackles}} !! {{abbr|TFL|Tackles for loss}} !! {{abbr|Sck|Sacks}} !! {{abbr|PD|Pass deflections}} !! {{abbr|Int|Interceptions on defense}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Interception return yardage}} !! {{abbr|Y/I|Yards per interception return}} !! {{abbr|Lng|Longest interception return}} !! {{abbr|TD|Interceptions returned for touchdowns}} !! {{abbr|FF|Forced fumbles}} !! {{abbr|FR|Fumbles recovered}} !! {{abbr|Yds|Fumble recovery returns yardage}} !! {{abbr|Y/F|Yards per fumble recovery return}} !! {{abbr|TD|Fumble recoveries returned for touchdowns}}
|-
! [[1997–98 NFL playoffs|1997]] !! [[1997 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|TB]]
| 2 || 2 || 14 || 13 || 1 || — || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0
|-
! [[1999–2000 NFL playoffs|1999]] !! [[1999 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|TB]]
| 2 || 2 || '''24''' || '''21''' || 3 || '''5''' || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0
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! [[2000–01 NFL playoffs|2000]] !! [[2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|TB]]
| 1 || 1 || 7 || 4 || 3 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0
|-
! [[2001–02 NFL playoffs|2001]] !! [[2001 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|TB]]
| 1 || 1 || 9 || 5 || '''4''' || 2 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0
|-
! [[2002–03 NFL playoffs|2002]] !! style="background:#afe6ba;"|[[2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|TB]]
| '''3''' || '''3''' || 17 || 13 || '''4''' || 2 || '''0.5''' || '''3''' || '''2''' || '''44''' || '''22.0''' || '''44''' || '''1''' || 0 || '''1''' || 0 || '''0.0''' || 0
|-
! [[2005–06 NFL playoffs|2005]] !! [[2005 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|TB]]
| 1 || 1 || 8 || 6 || 2 || 1 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || '''1''' || 0 || 0 || — || 0
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! [[2007–08 NFL playoffs|2007]] !! [[2007 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|TB]]
| 1 || 1 || 11 || 8 || 3 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || — || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrooDe00/gamelog/post/ Career] !! 11 !! 11 !! 90 !! 70 !! 20 !! <u>10</u> !! 0.5 !! <u>3</u> !! 2 !! 44 !! 22.0 !! 44 !! 1 !! <u>1</u> !! 1 !! 0 !! 0.0 !! 0
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==Broadcast and executive career==
Brooks previously was a football analyst for ESPN and co-host of The Red Zone on [[Sirius NFL Radio]] and as an analyst on [[ESPN First Take]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.tampabay.com/bucs/2009/09/extampa-bay-buccaneers-lb-derrick-brooks-joins-espn2s-first-take-as-nfl-analyst.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926164443/http://blogs.tampabay.com/bucs/2009/09/extampa-bay-buccaneers-lb-derrick-brooks-joins-espn2s-first-take-as-nfl-analyst.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 26, 2009 |title=Ex-Tampa Bay Buccaneers LB Derrick Brooks joins ESPN2's First Take as NFL analyst |publisher=Blogs.tampabay.com |access-date=June 27, 2013}}</ref>

In 2011, Brooks became a part owner and the team president for the [[Tampa Bay Storm]] of the [[Arena Football League]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/storm/derrick-brooks-to-become-tampa-bay-storm-president-part-owner/1163174 |title=Derrick Brooks to become Tampa Bay Storm president, part owner |date=April 12, 2011 |author=Rick Stroud |newspaper=Tampa Bay Times |access-date=November 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130415225602/http://www.tampabay.com/sports/football/storm/derrick-brooks-to-become-tampa-bay-storm-president-part-owner/1163174 |archive-date=April 15, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The team folded in December 2017.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tampabaystorm.com/news/detail/storm-to-suspend-operations-effective-immediately/ | title=STORM TO SUSPEND OPERATIONS, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY | publisher=tampabaystorm.com | date=December 21, 217 | access-date=December 21, 2017 | archive-date=December 22, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222053020/http://www.tampabaystorm.com/news/detail/storm-to-suspend-operations-effective-immediately/ | url-status=dead }}</ref>
[[File:Anquan Boldin Derrick Brooks ESPNWeekend2011-010.jpg|thumb|right|Derrick Brooks, with [[Anquan Boldin]]]]

Since 2014, Brooks has served as a jointly-appointed appeals officer for the NFL and NFL Players Association, charged with reviewing discipline for in-game misconduct.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tampa Bay Buccaneers Legend Derrick Brooks to Serve as NFL Appeals Officer|url=http://www.sportsmedia101.com/tampabaybuccaneers/2014/07/29/tampa-bay-buccaneers-legend-derrick-brooks-to-serve-as-nfl-appeals-officer/|access-date=July 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729182839/http://www.sportsmedia101.com/tampabaybuccaneers/2014/07/29/tampa-bay-buccaneers-legend-derrick-brooks-to-serve-as-nfl-appeals-officer/|archive-date=July 29, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On October 30, 2025, the [[South Florida Bulls]] announced Brooks' appointment as chief operating officer for the school's athletic program.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://gousfbulls.com/news/2025/10/30/general-derrick-brooks-joins-usf-athletics-as-chief-operating-officer.aspx|title=Derrick Brooks Joins USF Athletics as Chief Operating Officer|work=[[South Florida Bulls]]|date=October 30, 2025|access-date=October 30, 2025}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Brooks is married and has four children. Brooks is a [[Christianity|Christian]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Honeycutt |first1=Brett |title=Closeup — Derrick Brooks |url=https://sportsspectrum.com/sport/football/2014/06/30/closeup-derrick-brooks/ |website=Sports Spectrum |date=June 30, 2014 |access-date=November 7, 2021}}</ref>

Brooks is the founder of Derrick Brooks Charities. He has taken local youth across the nation and South Africa with the objective of presenting a first-hand experience, or a "mobile classroom," this group is known as the Brooks Bunch.  Brooks also headed the founding of the [[Brooks-DeBartolo Collegiate High School]] in Tampa with fellow [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] member [[Edward J. DeBartolo Jr.]]

Brooks is well known for his charity work and his advocacy of the importance of education.  He was the co-recipient of the 2000 [[Walter Payton Man of the Year Award]] and was named to the [[Florida State University]] Board of Trustees in 2003 by Governor [[Jeb Bush]].

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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100911085407/http://derrickbrooks.tv/ Official website]
*[http://www.derrickbrookscharities.org/ Derrick Brooks Charities]
*[http://buccaneers.com/team/playerdetail.aspx?player=Brooks,Derrick,55 Tampa Bay Buccaneers bio]

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