Mic'hael Goubron Brooks (born August 28, 1991) is an American former professional

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. He played

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. He was a member of the

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team that won

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. Brooks was also a member of the

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, Saskatchewan Roughriders, and Edmonton Eskimos.

Early life

Brooks played

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at Bartlett Yancey High School in Yanceyville, North Carolina. He recorded 331 total

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for the Buccaneers. He was a three-year all-region, all-conference, and defensive MVP selection. Brooks earned all-state honors as

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his senior year after accumulating 94 tackles and 12.5 sacks. He represented North Carolina in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas All-Star Game. He was named the Danville Regional Defensive Player-of-the-Year in 2008. Brooks also earned a varsity letter in

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College career

Brooks played in 43 games for the East Carolina Pirates from 2009 to 2012, recording 52 solo tackles and ten sacks. He also earned

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All-Freshman honors.

Professional career

Detroit Lions

Brooks was signed by the

on May 2, 2013. He was released by the Lions on May 28, 2013.

Seattle Seahawks

The

claimed Brooks off waivers from the Lions on May 29, 2013. He was released by the Seahawks on August 31, 2013, and re-signed on September 2, 2013. He was released by the Seahawks on September 11, 2013, and signed to their

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on September 12, 2013. Brooks was signed to the active roster on November 9, 2013. He appeared in a game against the

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on November 10, recording a tackle. He was released on November 11. Brooks was re-signed to the practice squad on December 19, 2013. Brooks was signed to a futures contract on February 5, 2014. The Seahawks later won

against the

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. The Seahawks waived/injured Brooks on August 26, 2014. He was released by the Seahawks on September 1, 2014.

BC Lions

Brooks signed with the

of the

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(CFL) on April 30, 2015. In two seasons with the Lions, he appeared in 28 games, accumulating 62 tackles and 4 quarterback sacks. He was named a CFL West All-Star for the 2015 season. On December 6, 2016, Brooks had a workout with the

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. On December 14, 2016, he had a workout with the

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. Brooks became a free-agent in February 2017. That same month, it was announced that Brooks had re-signed with the Lions for two more seasons, through 2018. In 2017, Brooks played in 15 games and contributed with 21 tackles and one quarterback sack. On May 18, 2018, Brooks was released by the Lions after they were unable to find another team willing to trade for him.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

On June 24, 2018, Brooks signed with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL. Brooks played in 11 games for the Riders in 2018, contributing 15 tackles. He suffered a season-ending ankle injury in Week 18 of the season.

Edmonton Eskimos

Brooks signed with the CFL's Edmonton Eskimos on March 19, 2019. He was released by the club on May 20, 2019.

References

External links

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Canadian Football League profile
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BC Lions profile
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Stats Crew profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brooks, Michael 1991 births Living people American football defensive tackles BC Lions players Canadian football defensive linemen Detroit Lions players East Carolina Pirates football players Players of American football from Durham, North Carolina Seattle Seahawks players Saskatchewan Roughriders players People from Yanceyville, North Carolina Players of Canadian football from North Carolina Edmonton Elks players