Derrick Brooks of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is a lot of things: all pro-caliber linebacker, multiple degree-holder, first-rate philanthropist, and more.

Mike Singletary, Lawrence Taylor, Chuck Bednarik and Randall McDaniel headline the list of the greatest NFL players to wear numbers 50-74.

Derrick Brooks, a Pro Football Hall of Famer, was recognized in between the first and second quarters of the UConn-UCLA women's basketball game at Amalie Arena, along with four other awardees.

Derrick Brooks was going to jail. He would drive himself there, but the uniformed Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputies would be waiting for him at the correctional facility on Orient Road. He ...

Humility and longevity were the hallmarks of Derrick Brooks' career, so it was no surprise those were the major themes of his induction speech Saturday night at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

NFL Hall of Famer and Florida State legend Derrick Brooks recently shared his opinion when asked about the Seminoles’ disappointing 2-10 season while at a charity event for elementary school ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Former Tampa Bay Buccaneer and Hall of Famer Derrick Brooks is joining forces with Florida's Attorney General Ashley Moody to help launch the Florida Kindergarten Child ID Program.

The Buccaneers will retire #55, making Derrick Brooks just the third player in franchise history to receive that honor Brooks' number will be retired during his Ring of Honor induction ceremony on ...

Beyond football, far apart from any realm of sports, Derrick Brooks was driven to succeed in the one area of his life he controlled. The classroom was his priority. It did not require teammates or ...

Derrick Brooks cherishes role in making hometown impact with fourth annual golf tournament Bill Vilona Special to the News Journal 0:02 ...

Derrick Brooks Charities of Northwest Florida is also the official sponsor of the NFL Flag Pensacola youth football program that has been successful in introducing football in a low contact, fun ...