Aaron Brooks (American football)
Brooks passing against the Chicago Bears in 2005
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| Position: | Quarterback | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 24, 1976 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Newport News, Virginia | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Newport News (VA) Ferguson | ||||||||
| College: | Virginia | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1999 / Round: 4 / Pick: 131 | ||||||||
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| TD–INT: | 123–92 |
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| Yards: | 20,261 |
| QB Rating: | 78.5 |
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Aaron Lafette Brooks (born March 24, 1976) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia.
Brooks played for the New Orleans Saints and Oakland Raiders. Brooks retired in 2007 as the Saints' franchise leader in season and career touchdown passes, though both records have since been broken by Drew Brees.
Brooks lived in a public housing project in the East End area of Newport News. Mentored by Coach Tommy Reamon, Brooks played high school football and graduated from Homer L. Ferguson High School in Newport News. He was awarded a scholarship to attend the University of Virginia (UVA), from which he graduated in 1999.
Brooks enrolled at the University of Virginia in the fall of 1994 and was a redshirt as a true freshman. He was a back-up to Mike Groh in 1995. He competed with fifth year senior Tim Sherman, whose father Tom was wide receivers coach, for the starting quarterback job in 1996. The Cavaliers were returning defensive players such as Jamie Sharper, James Farrior, and Ronde Barber. The offense was led by running back Tiki Barber. The coaching staff made Sherman, who had played well against Michigan and Virginia Tech in 1995 after starter Mike Groh went down to injury, the primary quarterback instead of the inexperienced Brooks. Nonetheless, Brooks received playing time in nearly all games and was the primary quarterback in a few. Inconsistent quarterback play by both Brooks and Sherman led to an underachieving season, and Virginia fans to this day still debate the quarterback play of the 1996 season.
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