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rfor6.blogspot.com - 6/23/2009
Derrick Brooks Still Waiting For A Call
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Peter King is reporting that former Buccaneers outside linebacker Derrick Brooks is still looking to sign with an NFL team before the upcoming NFL season. Rumors have been swirling about the possibility of Brooks signing with New Orleans. Brooks would probably be interested in a team that used a ...
Peter King: Brooks stares career mortality in the face
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 6/22/2009
Peter King: Brooks stares career mortality in the face
— sportsillustrated.cnn.com — It's happening to Derrick Brooks. After 11 Pro Bowls, six first-team all-pro nods, one Super Bowl victory and one Defensive Player of the Year award, football is saying to him, "We don't need you anymore.'' (more) Peter King: Brooks stares career mortality in the face

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Derrick Brooks, Warren Sapp, Vince Young in Monday Morning QB - Peter King - SI.com
sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 6/22/2009
Derrick Brooks, Warren Sapp, Vince Young in Monday Morning QB - Peter King - SI.com
— sportsillustrated.cnn.com — Ten Things I Think I Think 1. I think the most amazing thing I've heard in the past month, and I've confirmed it with someone close to Roy Williams , is that the Dallas receiver was never on a consistent weightlifting program in his life before this ... (more) Derrick Brooks, Warren Sapp, Vince Young in Monday ...

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Will Derrick Brooks find a home?
eatdrinkandsleepfootball.com - 6/22/2009
Will Derrick Brooks find a home?
— eatdrinkandsleepfootball.com — In his weekly Monday Morning QB column, SI's Peter King writes that he's "stunned by" the 17 weeks Derrick Brooks has spent unemployed. The NFL's Defensive Player of the Year in 2002 and 11-time Pro Bowler was cut by Tampa in February. Despite his age and "not being the same ... (more) Will Derrick Brooks find a home?

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