Tony Brooks-James

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Tony Brooks-James
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Brooks-James playing for Oregon in 2017
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Position: Running back
Personal information
Born: (1994-12-06) December 6, 1994 (age 30)
Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school: Gainesville
College: Oregon
Undrafted: 2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:11
Rushing average:1.0
Return yards:32
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Tony Brooks-James (born December 6, 1994) is a former American professional football running back. He played college football for the Oregon Ducks.

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College career

Brooks-James played four seasons for the Oregon Ducks. He finished his collegiate career with 3,302 all-purpose yards (1,863 rushing, 392 receiving and 1,047 on kick returns) and 21 total touchdowns (18 rushing, two receiving and one kick return). [1]

Professional career

Atlanta Falcons (first stint)

Brooks-James was brought in for a rookie mini camp invite, he impressed and signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2019. [2] He was waived at the end of training camp.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Brooks-James was signed to the practice squad of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of September 2, 2019. He was waived on October 8, 2019. [3]

Pittsburgh Steelers (first stint)

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Brooks-James in a game against the Cleveland Browns in 2019

Brooks-James was signed to the Steelers practice squad on October 15, 2019. [4] He was promoted to the active roster on November 2 and made his NFL debut the next day. [5] He was released on November 16. [6]

Minnesota Vikings

Brooks-James was signed to the Minnesota Vikings practice squad on December 11, 2019. [7] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 12, 2020. [8] He was waived on August 8, 2020, but re-signed a week later. [9] [10] He was waived on September 2, 2020. [11]

Atlanta Falcons (second stint)

On November 23, 2020, Brooks-James was signed to the Falcons practice squad. [12] He was elevated to the active roster on November 28 for the team's week 12 game against the Las Vegas Raiders, and reverted to the practice squad after the game. [13] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021. [14] He was released on July 26, 2021. [15]

Pittsburgh Steelers (second stint)

On August 3, 2021, Brooks-James was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers. [16] He was waived on August 28, 2021. [17]

Birmingham Stallions

Brooks-James was selected in the 27th round of the 2022 USFL draft by the Birmingham Stallions. [18] On March 8, 2023, Brooks-James was released by the Stallions. [19]

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References

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  2. ↑ Amaranthus, Bri (May 11, 2019). "Atlanta signs Tony Brooks-James after an impressive two days at rookie minicamp". NBC Sports Northwest . Archived from the original on November 3, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  3. ↑ Bouda, Nate (October 8, 2019). "Buccaneers Release Three from PS Including QB Nick Fitzgerald, Sign LB Demone Harris". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  4. ↑ Adamski, Chris (October 15, 2019). "Steelers add RB Tony Brooks-James, OL Christian DiLauro to practice squad". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved February 2, 2025.
  5. ↑ Varley, Teresa (November 2, 2019). "Brooks-James promoted; Moncrief waived". Steelers.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  6. ↑ Varley, Teresa (November 16, 2019). "Steelers sign Cain, Whyte". Pittsburgh Steelers . Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  7. ↑ Ratke, Kyle (December 11, 2019). "Vikings sign RB Tony Brooks-James to practice squad". Vikings Wire. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Vikings Announce Seven Reserve/Future Free Agent Signings". Vikings.com. January 12, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  9. ↑ Smith, Eric (August 8, 2020). "Vikings Announce Roster Moves; Sign Quentin Poling". Vikings.com. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Vikings Sign RB Tony Brooks-James". www.vikings.com. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  11. ↑ Alper, Josh (September 2, 2020). "Vikings put Kenny Willekes on IR, cut four others". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  12. ↑ McFadden, Will (November 23, 2020). "Falcons add two to practice squad". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  13. ↑ Tabeek, Matthew (November 28, 2020). "Falcons flex Tony Brooks-James to active roster for Raiders game". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  14. ↑ McFadden, Will (January 4, 2021). "Falcons sign 11 players to reserve/future contracts". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  15. ↑ Choate, Dave (July 26, 2021). "Falcons sign OL Jason Spriggs, cut RB Tony Brooks-James". SBNation.com.
  16. ↑ Varley, Teresa (August 3, 2021). "Steelers sign Brooks-James". Steelers.com.
  17. ↑ Varley, Teresa (August 28, 2021). "Steelers release nine players". Steelers.com. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  18. ↑ Camenker, Jacob (February 23, 2022). "USFL Draft tracker: Complete results, rosters for new football league". Sporting News .
  19. ↑ @Newsusfl (March 8, 2023). "Birmingham Stallions have released RB Tony Brooks-James to keep their roster down to 58 players after signing Deon Cain" (Tweet). Retrieved March 14, 2023– via Twitter.
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