Terrence Brooks
American football player (born 1992)
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Terrence Brooks (born March 2, 1992) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the third round of the 2014 NFL draft.
Dunnellon, Florida, U.S.
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| Position | Safety | ||||||||||||
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| Born | March 2, 1992 Dunnellon, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Dunnellon | ||||||||||||
| College | Florida State | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 2014: 3rd round, 79th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Early life
A native of Dunnellon, Florida, Brooks attended Dunnellon High School where he rushed for 500 yards and recorded 53 tackles, six interceptions, and three pass breakups during his junior season.[1]
Considered a three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Brooks was listed as the No. 21 cornerback prospect of his class.[2] He accepted a scholarship offer from Florida State over offers from Mississippi and South Florida.[3]
College career
As a senior at Florida State University in 2013, Brooks was a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) selection and was an All-American by CBSSports.com.[4][5]
Professional career
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | Wonderlic | |||
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| 5 ft 10+7⁄8 in (1.80 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 31 in (0.79 m) | 9 in (0.23 m) | 4.42 s | 7.35 s | 38 in (0.97 m) | 9 ft 11 in (3.02 m) | 10 reps | 23 | |||
| All values from NFL Combine[6] | ||||||||||||
Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens selected Brooks in the third round (79th overall) of the 2014 NFL draft.[7]
On May 30, 2014, he was signed by the Ravens to a four-year contract [8] On December 16, 2014, Brooks was placed on injured reserve, ending his rookie campaign. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Ravens.[9]
Philadelphia Eagles
On September 4, 2016, Brooks was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Eagles.[10]
New York Jets
On August 27, 2017, Brooks was traded to the New York Jets in exchange for cornerback Dexter McDougle.[11] In Week 3, Brooks recorded two interceptions, one off quarterback Jay Cutler and the other off Matt Haack, and three passes defensed, helping the Jets earn their first win in a 20–6 victory over the Miami Dolphins, earning him AFC Defensive Player of the Week.[12][13]
On March 14, 2018, Brooks signed a two-year contract extension with the Jets.[14]
On February 19, 2019, the Jets declined the option on Brooks' contract, making him a free agent at the start of the new league year.[15]
New England Patriots
On March 14, 2019, Brooks signed a two-year contract with the New England Patriots.[16] In Week 7 against his former team, the Jets, Brooks recorded his first interception of the season off Sam Darnold in the 33–0 win.[17]
Houston Texans
On March 23, 2021, Brooks signed a one-year contract with the Houston Texans.[18] He was placed on injured reserve on October 21, 2021, with a lung contusion.[19] He was activated on November 20.[20]
On March 29, 2022, Brooks re-signed with the Texans.[21] He was released on August 30, 2022.[22]
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 2014 | BAL | 11 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | BAL | 12 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | PHI | 11 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | NYJ | 15 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | NYJ | 16 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | NWE | 15 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | NWE | 14 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | HOU | 11 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 105 | 6 | 123 | 94 | 29 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
