Chris Brooks (born February 5, 1987) is a former

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wit ...

wide receiver. He was signed by the

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as an

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in 2010. He played college football at

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. Brooks also played for the

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Professional career

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

After going undrafted in the

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, Brooks signed with the

as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2010. He was cut on August 26, 2010.

Indianapolis Colts

Brooks was signed to the

practice squad on September 29, 2010. He was promoted to the active roster and played on November 14, 2010. He was cut three days later on November 17, 2010 and re-signed to the practice squad. He was signed to a future contract on January 11, 2011. Brooks was waived during final cuts on September 3, 2011, and re-signed to the Colts' practice squad the following day. He was released on September 13.

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External links

Nebraska Cornhuskers bioIndianapolis Colts bioNFL.com bioESPN.com bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brooks, Chris 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Missouri Players of American football from Missouri American football wide receivers Nebraska Cornhuskers football players Indianapolis Colts players