Bucky Brooks
| No. 45, 81 | |
| CB, KR, WR | |
| Personal information | |
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| Date of birth: January 22, 1971 | |
| Place of birth: Raleigh, North Carolina | |
| Career information | |
| College: University of North Carolina | |
| NFL Draft: 1994 / Round: 2 / Pick: 48 | |
| Debuted in 1994 | |
| Last played in 1998 | |
| Career history | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Kick Returns | 26 |
| Kick Return Yards | 574 |
| Kick Return Average | 22.1 |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
William Eldridge (Bucky) Brooks, Jr. (born January 22, 1971 in Raleigh, North Carolina) is a sportswriter covering the National Football League for Sports Illustrated[1] and a former professional football player.[2] He played for 5 NFL teams in a 5 year career, primarily as a kick returner.[3]
Brooks is in his second season as an analyst for NFL Network and NFL.com. He contributes weekly columns, as well as video features including ‘Scout’s Take’ and ‘On the Beat’ on NFL.com, and offers interactive analysis on the latest NFL topics and headlines with weekly live online chats. For the 2010 season, Brooks returned as an analyst for NFL.com/LIVE: Thursday Night Football, NFL.com’s in-game coverage of the Network’s eight live, regular season game broadcasts. NFL.com/LIVE: Thursday Night Football presents a live show throughout the game including “live look ins” of the game, reports from the field and highlights.
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[edit] References
- ^ Javier Serna (August 19, 2008). "Wake Forest coach a builder". The News & Observer. Archived from the original on 2008-08-22. http://web.archive.org/web/20080822142207/http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/preps/story/1183941.html. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ^ "Bucky Brooks". databasefootball.com. http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=BROOKBUC01. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ^ "Bucky Brooks". pro-football-reference.com. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BrooBu20.htm. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
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