| Terrence Brooks | |
| Position: | Safety |
| Birth Date: | 2 March 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Dunnellon, Florida, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lbs: | 205 |
| High School: | Dunnellon |
| College: | Florida State |
| Draftyear: | 2014 |
| Draftround: | 3 |
| Draftpick: | 79 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Highlights: |
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| Statlabel1: | Total tackles |
| Statvalue1: | 123 |
| Statlabel2: | Forced fumbles |
| Statvalue2: | 2 |
| Statlabel3: | Fumble recoveries |
| Statvalue3: | 2 |
| Statlabel4: | Pass deflections |
| Statvalue4: | 12 |
| Statlabel5: | Interceptions |
| Statvalue5: | 4 |
| Pfr: | BrooTe00 |
Terrence Brooks (born March 2, 1992) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the third round of the 2014 NFL draft. He played college football at Florida State.
A native of Dunnellon, Florida, Brooks attended Dunnellon High School where he rushed for 500 yards and recorded 53 tackles, six interceptions, and three pass breakups during his junior season.[1]
Considered a three-star recruit by ESPN.com, Brooks was listed as the No. 21 cornerback prospect of his class.[2] He accepted a scholarship offer from Florida State over offers from Mississippi and South Florida.[3]
As a senior in 2013, Brooks was a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) selection and was an All-American by CBSSports.com.[4] [5]
The Baltimore Ravens selected Brooks in the third round (79th overall) of the 2014 NFL draft.[6] On May 30, 2014, he was signed by the Ravens to a four-year contract [7] On December 16, 2014, Brooks was placed on injured reserve, ending his rookie campaign.On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Ravens.[8]
On September 4, 2016, Brooks was claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Eagles.[9]
On August 27, 2017, Brooks was traded to the New York Jets in exchange for cornerback Dexter McDougle.[10] In Week 3, Brooks recorded two interceptions, one off quarterback Jay Cutler and the other off Matt Haack, and three passes defensed, helping the Jets earn their first win in a 20–6 victory over the Miami Dolphins, earning him AFC Defensive Player of the Week.[11] [12]
On March 14, 2018, Brooks signed a two-year contract extension with the Jets.[13]
On February 19, 2019, the Jets declined the option on Brooks' contract, making him a free agent at the start of the new league year.[14]
On March 14, 2019, Brooks signed a two-year contract with the New England Patriots.[15] In Week 7 against his former team, the Jets, Brooks recorded his first interception of the season off Sam Darnold in the 33–0 win.[16]
On March 23, 2021, Brooks signed a one-year contract with the Houston Texans.[17] He was placed on injured reserve on October 21, 2021, with a lung contusion.[18] He was activated on November 20.[19]
On March 29, 2022, Brooks re-signed with the Texans.[20] He was released on August 30, 2022.[21]
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | |||
| BAL | 11 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| BAL | 12 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| PHI | 11 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NYJ | 15 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NYJ | 16 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NWE | 15 | 0 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NWE | 14 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| HOU | 11 | 3 | 21 | 15 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 105 | 6 | 123 | 94 | 29 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||