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Position: | Cornerback / return Specialist | ||||||
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Born: | Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. | January 22, 1971||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 192 lb (87 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Millbrook (Raleigh) | ||||||
College: | North Carolina | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1994 / Round: 2 / Pick: 48 | ||||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
William Eldridge "Bucky" Brooks Jr. (born January 22, 1971) is a sportswriter and former professional American football player. [1] He played for five National Football League (NFL) teams in a five-year career, primarily as a kick returner. [2] He was drafted in the second round of the 1994 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. [3]
Brooks is in his sixth season as an analyst for NFL Network and NFL.com. He contributes weekly columns, as well as video features including "Scout’s Take" and "On the Beat" on NFL.com, and offers interactive analysis on the latest NFL topics and headlines with weekly live online chats. He is currently the co-host on the podcast 'Move the Sticks', alongside Daniel Jeremiah. [4] The two ex-scouts produce multiple podcasts each week during the NFL season and focus on topics such as NFL and NCAA game previews and reviews, and NFL Draft scouting. For the 2010 season, Brooks returned as an analyst for Thursday Night Football , NFL.com's in-game coverage of the Network's eight live, regular season game broadcasts. NFL.com/LIVE: Thursday Night Football presents a live show throughout the game including “live look ins” of the game, reports from the field and highlights. He is also a frequent guest on NFL.com's Dave Dameshek Football Program podcast, appearing approximately once per week to discuss the NFL Draft and various listicles created for NFL.com.
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | ||||
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5 ft 11+5⁄8 in (1.82 m) | 189 lb (86 kg) | 32+1⁄4 in (0.82 m) | 8+3⁄4 in (0.22 m) | 4.57 s | 1.60 s | 2.67 s | 4.43 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) | ||||
All values from NFL Combine [5] |
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