Derrick Dewan Brooks is an ex- American Football linebacker, born on 18th April 1973 in Pensacola, Florida, USA. He played in the National Football League(NFL) for fourteen seasons, playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers his entire professional career. During his career, he was an eleven-time Pro Bowl, nine-time All-Pro, AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 2002, and a winner of the Super Bowl XXXVII championship ring with his team in 2003.
Have you ever wondered how rich Derrick Brooks is? According to sources it has been estimated that Derrick Brooks’ overall net worth is $30 million, acquired largely during a 14-year long professional football career, filled with numerous achievements and awards. He has been a part owner and team president of the Tampa Bay Storm club since 2011, so his net worth continues to increase until today.
Derrick Brooks Net Worth $30 Million
Derrick attended Washington High School in Pensacola, Florida. As a senior, he carried Pensacola to the state play-off semifinals in 1991. and during his high school years, Brooks was a standout safety player and was recruited to play this position at Florida State University. However, late in his freshman year, he was switched to outside linebacker, a position at which he excelled in spite of supposedly being undersized – this way, Derrick earned consensus All-American honors as a junior and senior. In the 1995 NFL draft, he was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round – considerably enhancing his net worth – and after joining the team, Brooks turned out to be a key piece of the team’s turnaround, as they were on a losing streak. The team’s defense quickly became one of the most dominant in the league, marking a defensive alignment for the team called “the Tampa 2”. He helped the team make their way to seven play-off appearances, one of which even ended in their first Super Bowl victory (2003).
Through the years of his career, in spite of gaining extra pounds of muscle Derrick maintained his exceptional speed. When it comes to his highly awarded career, some of his most important achievements include being named the 2002 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, a five-time first-team All-Pro selection and being named to eleven career Pro Bowls. All helped grow his net worth.
In 2009, after fourteen years with the team, he was released by the Buccaneers and officially retired a year later after he failed to sign with another team. After his retirement, he became a part owner and the team president of the Tampa Bay Storm arena football team, a position he still holds.
Brooks was named to the Florida High School Athletic Association All-Century Team in 2007, and elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014.
When it comes to his private life, Derrick is married to Carol Brooks, and the couple has four children.
Brooks is known for his humanitarian work, and is the founder of the Brooks Bunch charity and which includes a youth scholarship, and the co-founder of the Brooks-DeBartolo Collegiate High School with fellow player Edward J.DeBartolo, Jr.
