Ron Brooks

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Ron Brooks
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Brooks with the Buffalo Bills in 2014
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Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1988-10-16) October 16, 1988 (age 35)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school: Irving (TX) MacArthur
College: LSU
NFL draft: 2012  / Round: 4 / Pick: 124
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:90
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:8
Player stats at NFL.com

Ron Brooks (born October 16, 1988) is a former American football cornerback. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in fourth round of the 2012 NFL Draft. He played college football at LSU. He has also played for the Philadelphia Eagles and San Diego Fleet.

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Early life

A native of Irving, Texas, Brooks attended MacArthur High School, where he was a decorated dual-threat quarterback. As a senior, he rushed for 1,264 yards and 19 touchdowns, and also threw for 882 yards and nine touchdowns while being named the District 7-5A MVP. He was selected to the 2007 U.S. Army All-American Bowl in San Antonio, Texas.

Brooks was a four-star recruit as an athlete coming out of high school by Rivals.com . [1] He chose LSU over offers from Arkansas, Texas Tech, and Texas A&M.

College career

Appearing in 53 games, he accumulated 90 tackles, including 12.5 for loss, 5.5 sacks, ten pass breakups, three interceptions, and forced five fumbles while recovering three. He started in three games in his career at LSU, playing behind Patrick Peterson, Morris Claiborne, and Tyrann Mathieu.

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split Vertical jump Broad jump
5 ft 10 in
(1.78 m)		190 lb
(86 kg)		4.37 s1.55 s2.52 s38 in
(0.97 m)		10 ft 0 in
(3.05 m)
All values from 2013 NFL Combine [2]

Buffalo Bills

Brooks was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the fourth round, 124th overall, of the 2012 NFL Draft. [3] The Bills previously traded Lee Evans to the Baltimore Ravens to acquire the pick used to select Brooks. [4]

Brooks dancing during camp in 2015 Ron Brooks Bills Camp 2015.JPG
Brooks dancing during camp in 2015

2012 season

In his rookie season, he missed the first seven games due to a broken bone in his foot he sustained in the final pre-season game against the Detroit Lions. [5] He was placed on injured reserve with the "designated to return" label. [6] He returned in Week 9 against the Houston Texans, and went on to play in nine games, starting in two of them, and finished his rookie season with 19 tackles and four passes defended.

On December 2, 2012, Brooks made his first career NFL start and led the Bills with a season high nine tackles and three passes defensed against the Jacksonville Jaguars. [7]

2013 season

Brooks spent his 2013 season mostly on special teams, recording only 7 tackles on the season. [8]

2014 season

On December 2, 2014, making his only start of the season, Brooks led the Bills with a season high eight tackles and a pass defended against the New England Patriots. [9]

2015 season

On December 30, 2015, Brooks was placed on injured reserve. [10]

Philadelphia Eagles

2016 season

On March 9, 2016, Brooks signed a three-year deal with the Philadelphia Eagles, reuniting him with former Bills defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz. [11] In Week 7 against the Minnesota Vikings, Brooks ruptured his right quadriceps tendon, keeping him out for the rest of the season. [12]

On August 30, 2017, Brooks was released by the Eagles. [13]

San Diego Fleet

In 2019, Brooks joined the San Diego Fleet of the Alliance of American Football. [14] In the season opener against the San Antonio Commanders, Brooks intercepted quarterback Logan Woodside in the endzone. [15] In 8 games prior to the league suspending operations, Brooks also made 13 tackles, and defended 5 passes, while also contributing as a returner on special teams, including a 56 yard punt return for a touchdown in week 4. [16] The league ceased operations in April 2019. [17]

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  1. ↑ "Ron Brooks, 2007 Athlete, Louisiana State". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  2. ↑ NFL Draft Scout
  3. ↑ Galliford, Brian (April 28, 2012). "2012 NFL Draft Results: Buffalo Bills Select CB Ron Brooks". Buffalo Rumblings. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  4. ↑ "2012 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  5. ↑ Alper, Josh (September 2, 2012). "Bills fourth-round pick Ron Brooks has foot surgery". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  6. ↑ Bills use 'designated to return' label on CB Brooks
  7. ↑ "Jaguars vs. Bills – Box Score – December 2, 2012 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Ron Brooks: Game Logs at NFL.com". www.nfl.com. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Bills vs. Patriots – Box Score – December 28, 2014 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Bills place Charles Clay, Ron Brooks on injured reserve". December 30, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
  11. ↑ Ron Brooks Adds To Secondary Depth
  12. ↑ Smith, Michael David (October 24, 2016). "Eagles lose starting cornerback Ron Brooks for season". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  13. ↑ Alper, Josh (August 30, 2017). "Eagles release Ron Brooks". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  14. ↑ Solares, Daniel (January 3, 2019). "San Diego Fleet Roster Breakdown: Cornerbacks". East Village Times. Retrieved January 30, 2019.
  15. ↑ Silagyi, Kyle (February 10, 2019). "WATCH: Former Bills CB intercepts pass in AAF debut". Bills Wire.
  16. ↑ "Ron Brooks Returns Punt for a San Diego Fleet TD". YouTube .
  17. ↑ Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com . Retrieved January 9, 2024.
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